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Nitric acid (alchemy) An alchemical symbol for nitric acid. | |
Sulfuric acid A symbol used in 18th century chemistry to indicate sulfuric acid. | |
Mars (alternate) Although this sign isn't often used, in alchemy it is an alternative symbol to indicate the planet Mars. | |
Go this way Although this symbol strongly resembles the traditional sign of Mars turned 45 degrees to the left, its meaning is very different. | |
Spiritus (alternate #2) In the context of alchemy, this symbol represents spiritus. | |
Sulphur (alternate #1) A symbol used to indicate sulphur in alchemical practices. | |
Wood (alternate #2) An alchemical symbol representing wood. | |
Red vitriol The symbol used in alchemy and early chemistry to represent red vitriol. | |
Blue vitriol The symbol used in alchemy and early chemistry to represent blue vitriol. | |
Iron vitriol The symbol used in alchemy and early chemistry to represent iron vitriol. | |
Ink (alchemy) In alchemy and early chemistry, this symbol represented ink. | |
Preserve or burn (alchemy) In alchemy, this symbol can have two distinctive meanings. | |
Purify by burning In alchemical practices, this symbol represents a purification process. | |
Hour (alternate #1) In 17th century French alchemical practices, this symbol was a "time sign" used to represent the period of an hour. | |
Aqua fortis (alternate) A symbol used in alchemy to indicate aqua fortis, better known as nitric acid. | |
Sulphur (alternate #2) A symbol used to indicate sulphur in alchemical practices. | |
Iron filings (alchemy) A symbol used in alchemy to indicate iron filings. | |
Tin (alternate #2) An alchemical symbol indicating the metal tin. | |
Tin (alternate #3) An alchemical symbol indicating the metal tin. | |
Tin (alternate #4) An alchemical symbol indicating the metal tin, specifically tin oxide. | |
Fixation (alternate) A symbol used in alchemy to represent the process of fixation. | |
Ferrum auretum An 18th century symbol for ferrum auretum, a yellow iron compound. | |
Gilded copper (alchemy) An 18th century symbol representing gilded copper, or cuprum auratum. | |
Distillation (alternate #1) An alchemical symbol indicating the process of distillation. | |
Distillation (alternate #2) An alchemical symbol indicating the process of distillation. |