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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA material placed within the saltpetre category.
- In the bookCompare Sal petre and Sal nitrum for the dictionary’s more detailed accounts of origins and conditions.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369.
Historical definition
Sallena is a kind of saltpetre.
Meaning
A kind of marks a classification rather than an unrestricted equivalence. The compiler places Sallena under saltpetre without describing the feature that distinguishes this kind.
Use in the book
Compare Sal petre and Sal nitrum for the dictionary’s more detailed accounts of origins and conditions. Those descriptions illuminate the surrounding vocabulary, though neither is explicitly assigned to Sallena.
Places to read
- SallenaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Sal petreA salt described through cold air and growth on stone.
- Sal nitrumA salt obtained from earth associated with organic deposits.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369 — Facsimile