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Purification (alchemy)
The sign for purification, or "purificatio", combines the symbols for 'water' (squiggly lines) and 'vessal' (bowl shape).
Winter (alchemy)
The alchemical sign for winter.
Metal (alchemy)
A general alchemical sign indicating metal.
Decoction (alchemy)
An old alchemical sign for decoction.
Summer (alchemy)
One of the time signs used by alchemists, this one representing summer.
Hydrochloric acid (alchemy)
The alchemical symbol for hydrochloric acid.
Phosphorus (alchemy)
The alchemical symbol for phosphorus.
Ferrohydrosulphate (alchemy)
This rather tongue-twisting moniker indicates a combination of iron and sulphur.
Steel (alchemy)
The alchemical symbol for steel.
Ferrum sulphuratum (alchemy)
The alchemical symbol for ferrum sulphuratum, a compound of iron and sulphur.
Cuprum arsenicatum (alchemy)
The alchemical symbol for Cuprum arsenicatum, a compound of copper and arsenic.
Salt (alchemy)
One of several alchemical signs for sodium chloride (i.e. salt).
Wood (alchemy)
An alchemical symbol representing wood.
Day (alchemy)
While this symbol can have different meanings in different fields, in the alchemical traditions of the Middle Ages it was used as a "time sign" to indicate day.
Nitric acid (alchemy)
An alchemical symbol for nitric acid.
Horse dung (alchemy)
A symbol used by alchemists to represent horse dung.
Arsenic acid (alchemy)
The alchemical and early chemical symbol for arsenic acid, or acidum arsenici.
Process (alchemy)
When it comes to this symbol, the word "process" can imply a number of different things.
Year (alchemy)
One of several alchemical "time signs" used to indicate the period of a year.
Molten gold (alchemy)
The alchemical symbol for something known as "aurum cum caloric", possibly molten gold.
Antimony oxide (alchemy)
The alchemical symbol for antimony oxide.
Aurum musivum (alchemy)
This alchemical substance, also known as stannum sulphuratum, is a compound of tin and sulphur.
Ammonia (alchemy)
A symbol used in 18th century chemistry to indicate ammonia.
24 hours (alchemy)
Combining the discipline's own symbols for day and night, this alchemical time sign represents a period of 24 hours.
Cement (alchemy)
A symbol from 17th century chemistry indicating cement or putty.

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