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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordBrine identified under Saltz and Selenipum.
- In the bookCompare Sal enixum, where the distinguishing condition is dissolution.
- In this editionA textual note records the reading of the 1650 printing and the editorial treatment.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369.
Historical definition
Saltz, saltz and Selenipum are brine. 1
Meaning
The 1650 entry repeats Saltz before giving Selenipum. Brine identifies a salt-bearing liquid rather than a dry salt named only by its place of origin. The printed repetition is retained in the modernised definition instead of being turned silently into a third distinct name.
Use in the book
Compare Sal enixum, where the distinguishing condition is dissolution. The entries share a concern with a liquid condition, but the compiler does not expressly equate the names.
Places to read
- SaltzRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Sal enixumSalt in a dissolved condition.
In this edition
The transcription aid changes the second printed saltz to sultz. Sultz is available here as an editorial search variant, not presented as a separately attested spelling in this printed entry.
Source note
1. The original gives “Saltz, saltz, Selenipum.” Its repeated spelling is preserved in the historical record. Sultz is the transcription aid’s correction and is supplied only as an editorial finding form.
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Saltz; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 369; compare Sal enixum