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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA mineral resin identified through a glue-like name.
- In the bookResina terræ is separately equated with sulphur.
- 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 44; facsimile PDF page 372.
Historical definition
Tenacitas glutinis is mineral resin. 1
Meaning
The supplied gloss identifies the material as a resin within the mineral vocabulary. The headword suggests tenacity and glue, but the explanation should begin from the compiler’s actual equivalent.
Use in the book
Resina terræ is separately equated with sulphur. The shared resin language creates a useful comparison, without an explicit statement that every mineral resin is the same preparation.
Places to read
- Tenacitas glutinisRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Resina terræAn earth resin name for sulphur.
Source note
1. The original prints reſine with long s, meaning resine. The transcription aid misreads the long s as f and gives refine. Resine normalizes the printed glyph correctly; it is not an emendation of the historical text.
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 44; facsimile PDF page 372 — Facsimile