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Zaidar

A direct mercury synonym.

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A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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At a Glance

  • The wordA direct mercury synonym.
  • In the bookSibar and Volans are referred to quicksilver.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.

Historical definition

Zaidar is mercury.

Meaning

The first letter is supplied by a decorative initial in the historical printing. Restoring that initial gives the complete searchable headword Zaidar.

Use in the book

Sibar and Volans are referred to quicksilver. The present short gloss supplies no special preparation or philosophical qualification, so fuller senses should come from the passage being read.

Places to read

  1. ZaidarRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. SibarA historical name for quicksilver.
  3. VolansTwo names directly equated with quicksilver.
  4. ZelotumMercury qualified by a stony condition.

Source note

Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Zaidar; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 376; compare Sibar, Volans, Zelotum