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Water of gradation

aquam gradationis; aqua gradationis

Water of gradation appears beside aqua regis in the metallic-tree account, but the passage does not independently explain its composition.

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Nine Books on the Nature of Things

Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Meaning

Water of gradation appears beside aqua regis in the metallic-tree account, but the passage does not independently explain its composition. The name suggests a relation to degree or enhancement within the period vocabulary, not a license to supply a modern reagent. The appropriate lexical explanation records its role as a named process medium and the local absence of formulation, leaving the source’s incompleteness visible.

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  1. Book 2 · Growth · Passage 4Latin“aquam gradationis”