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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA historical name equated with borax.
- In the bookAnticar is also directly identified as borax.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373.
Historical definition
Tinkar is borax.
Meaning
The dictionary gives a direct equivalent. The name remains independently searchable because it may be the form encountered in the author being read.
Use in the book
Anticar is also directly identified as borax. Linking the two names makes the dictionary easier to use across different spellings and authorial vocabularies. Neither short entry adds a particular grade, source or preparation; such qualifications belong to the passage where the material is used.
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Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Tinkar; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 373; compare Anticar