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Night (alchemy)
One of several "time signs" used both in alchemy and early chemistry, this one representing night.
Melting (alchemy)
A sign used in alchemy to indicate melting or digestion.
Soap (alchemy)
A symbol used in alchemy to represent soap.
Vitriol (alchemy)
One of several symbols used in alchemy to represent 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.
Wax (alchemy)
A symbol used in alchemy to denote wax or oil.
Calcinated copper (alchemy)
A sign used in 17th century alchemy to designate calcinated copper.
Nickel (alchemy)
A symbol used in alchemy to indicate the metal nickel.
Hour (alchemy)
One of several "time signs" used in alchemy to indicate the period of an hour.
Juice or sap (alchemy)
A symbol used in alchemy to indicate juice or sap.
Borax (alchemy)
A symbol used in alchemy and early chemistry to represent borax.
Crucible (alchemy)
Resembling a lopsided martini glass, this symbol was used in alchemy to indicate a crucible or a melting pot.
Iron filings (alchemy)
A symbol used in alchemy to indicate iron filings.
Rotting (alchemy)
A sign used in alchemy to indicate the process of rotting, or putreficatio.
Melt (alchemy)
A sign used in alchemy to indicate melting, fusion or making something into a liquid form.
Glue (alchemy)
A symbol used in alchemy to indicate glue.
Cobalt (alchemy)
A symbol used in alchemy and early chemistry to represent cobalt, alkali salt and rock salt.
Ash (alchemy)
A sign representing ash in the alchemical tradition.
Ammonium salt (alchemy)
One of the alchemical signs for ammonium salt, also known as "sal ammoniacus".
Precipitation (alchemy)
Resembling an upside-down version of the astrological symbol for Libra, this alchemical sign represents precipitation.
Gold-leaf (alchemy)
An alchemical symbol for gold-leaf.
Stone (alchemy) and working people
This symbol denotes two specific things in two different fields.
Gold foil (alchemy)
An alchemical symbol used to indicate gold foil, or "aurum foliatum".
Purification (alternate) or setting (alchemy)
An alchemical symbol that represents both purification and setting.

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