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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA pitch identified through its vegetable source and preparation.
- In the bookViscus secundæ generationis is separately defined through blood dropping from salts.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374.
Historical definition
Viscus is properly pitch boiled from the tender tops of trees.
Meaning
Properly marks the sense the compiler regards as primary. The entry specifies tender tree tops and boiling as the relation between the starting material and the pitch.
Use in the book
Viscus secundæ generationis is separately defined through blood dropping from salts. The shared name therefore does not make the two materials interchangeable. The qualifying expression changes the gloss.
Places to read
- ViscusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Viscus secundæ generationisA salt-associated material described as blood.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374 — Facsimile