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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordAn unqualified vinegar name.
- In the bookWarnus refers specifically to the vinegar of philosophers, while Vrina vini has vinegar and bodily senses.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.
Historical definition
Xisinum is vinegar.
Meaning
The definition gives the ordinary English equivalent without a further philosophical or material qualifier. That brevity is useful when comparing the different vinegar names in the dictionary.
Use in the book
Warnus refers specifically to the vinegar of philosophers, while Vrina vini has vinegar and bodily senses. The present entry supplies no additional restriction of that kind.
Places to read
- XisinumRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- WarnusA name referred to philosophical vinegar.
- Vrina viniA wine-qualified name with vinegar and bodily senses.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Xisinum; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 376; compare Warnus, Vrina vini