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Zelotum

Mercury qualified by a stony condition.

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A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Orientation

At a Glance

  • The wordMercury qualified by a stony condition.
  • In the bookCompare Zaidar, equated with mercury without a qualifier.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.

Historical definition

Zelotum is stony mercury.

Meaning

Stony is the distinguishing word in the gloss. The definition does not identify an ore, give a preparation or explain whether the likeness concerns hardness, appearance or another property.

Use in the book

Compare Zaidar, equated with mercury without a qualifier. The connection provides lexical orientation while retaining the limit of the present description.

Places to read

  1. ZelotumRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. ZaidarA direct mercury synonym.

Source note

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

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