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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordAn alternative name for oil of tartar.
- In the bookOleum ardens adds the highest degree of correction to that base name.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364.
Historical definition
Oleum squaminum is oil of tartar.
Meaning
The compiler supplies the prepared material as an equivalent, without adding a colour or a degree of correction. The unfamiliar headword therefore offers a lexical route to oil of tartar, not an independent description of a further operation.
Use in the book
Oleum ardens adds the highest degree of correction to that base name. Retaining the difference allows a reader to distinguish an unqualified oil from the specially qualified condition described there.
Places to read
- Oleum squaminumRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Oleum ardensOil of tartar named in its highest stated degree of correction.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 364, Oleum squaminum