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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA qualified liquor identified as an oil of bones.
- In the bookLiquor explains that the word can mean oil when the name of a material is added.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 32; facsimile PDF page 360.
Historical definition
Mandibularum liquor is oil of jawbones.
Meaning
The genitive identifies the material from which the oil is named. The definition gives no account of obtaining it and does not state that an ordinary liquid is present in the bones in the same prepared form.
Use in the book
Liquor explains that the word can mean oil when the name of a material is added. Liquor Mumiæ and Axungia de Mumia identify human fat and bone marrow respectively. The bodily source connects the entries, while their material equivalents keep them distinct.
Places to read
- Mandibularum liquorRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- LiquorA naming rule by which a qualified liquor can mean an oil.
- Liquor MumiæA Mumia compound explicitly identified as human fat.
- Axungia de MumiaTwo expressions identifying bone marrow.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 32; facsimile PDF page 360 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 360, Mandibularum liquor