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Zuitter

Two forms referred to the historical category marcasite.

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A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Orientation

At a Glance

  • The wordTwo forms referred to the historical category marcasite.
  • In the bookZinck is also called a metallic marcasite, but receives an additional account of four immature metals.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.

Historical definition

Zuitter or Zitter is a marcasite.

Meaning

The indefinite a matters: the entry places the named material in a category, rather than describing every material called marcasite. No color, structure or metal content is supplied here.

Use in the book

Zinck is also called a metallic marcasite, but receives an additional account of four immature metals. The longer description belongs to that entry and should not be transferred wholesale to Zuitter.

Places to read

  1. ZuitterRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. ZinckA metallic material explained through marcasite and immature metals.

Source note

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

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