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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA medicine defined through approval.
- In the bookThe word should not be read as a claim of approval by a present-day regulator.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365.
Historical definition
Percipiolum is any approved medicine.
Meaning
The sentence supplies a status, approved, without naming the person or institution granting approval. Any makes the description a category rather than the identification of a single preparation.
Use in the book
The word should not be read as a claim of approval by a present-day regulator. The historical definition itself gives no ingredients, indication or formal procedure of assessment.
Places to read
- PercipiolumRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Ossa paraleliA medicine described as universal in relation to gout.
- PreservativaRemedies classified through preservation from corruption.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365 — Facsimile