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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA glass bottle or vial.
- In the bookOvum Philosophicum adds an egg shape, Pelicanus a circulating function, and Pyramis a pyramidal shape.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366.
Historical definition
Phiala is a vial or glass bottle.
Meaning
The identification names a familiar kind of vessel. It does not specify a specialized shape or an operation such as circulation.
Use in the book
Ovum Philosophicum adds an egg shape, Pelicanus a circulating function, and Pyramis a pyramidal shape. Their relationship makes a practical instrument vocabulary without treating every glass container as interchangeable.
Places to read
- PhialaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Ovum PhilosophicumAn egg-shaped glass vessel for philosophical operations.
- PelicanusA vessel defined through circulation.
- PyramisA vessel identified through its pyramidal form.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366 — Facsimile