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Toruscula

A small quantity named as a drop.

From the book

A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Orientation

At a Glance

  • The wordA small quantity named as a drop.
  • In the bookCarena is defined as the twentieth part of a drop.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373.

Historical definition

Toruscula is a drop.

Meaning

The definition supplies a simple equivalent without identifying the liquid or the method by which the drop is formed. Its role in a passage can therefore depend on the material named beside it.

Use in the book

Carena is defined as the twentieth part of a drop. That fractional measure provides a useful comparison without settling the absolute volume of either term. The drop itself remains unspecified by liquid or weight, so no single modern volume has been assigned.

Places to read

  1. TorusculaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. CarenaA small measure expressed as a fraction of a drop.

Source note

Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Toruscula; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 373; compare Carena