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This page lists all the various symbols in the Alchemical Symbols category.

Alchemical symbols, originally devised as part of alchemy, were used to denote some elements and some compounds until the 18th century. Note that while notation like this was mostly standardized, style and symbol varied between alchemists, so this page lists the most common.

Symbols in this category:

Year (alchemy)

One of several alchemical "time signs" used to indicate the period of a year.

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Year (alternate #1)

One of several "time signs" used in alchemy and early chemistry to indicate the period of a year.

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Zinc (alchemy)

An 18th century chemical symbol representing the metal zinc.

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Zinc (alternate #1)

An alchemical symbol for the metal zinc.

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Zinc (alternate #2)

An alchemical symbol for the metal zinc.

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Zinc oxide (alchemy)

A symbol used to indicate zinc oxide in chemical practices of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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