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Quicklime (alchemy)
An early chemical symbol used to indicate quicklime, also known as calcium oxide.
Pyrophorus (alchemy)
An 18th century chemical symbol indicating pyrophorus.
Lye\alkali (alchemy)
An alchemical symbol used to indicate lye.
Hepar terraepond (alchemy)
An 18th century chemical symbol representing hepar terraepond, Barium Sulfide, "hepar" being Latin for 'liver', "terræpond" short for "Terra Ponderosa," the name of the first recognized ores of Bariu…
Hepar magnesiae (alchemy)
An 18th century chemical symbol representing hepar magnesiae, now known as Magnesium Sulfide, "hepar" being Latin for 'liver,' because of the red colors of some sulfides.
Magnetic iron or rising (alchemy)
An alchemical symbol that can indicate either magnetic iron or the process of rising.
Strain (alchemy)
An alchemical symbol indicating the process of filtration or straining.
Arsenic sulphide (alchemy)
A 17th century chemical symbol for arsenic sulphide, also known as auripigmentum or orpiment, mineral As₂S₃.
Evaporation (alchemy)
An 18th century chemical symbol for evaporation.
Calx (Alchemy)
An ambiguous term for lime or for a metallic oxide.
Quintessence (alternate)
In the context of alchemy, the word "quintessence" can refer to a number of different things, some of them rather esoteric in nature.
Copper
Alchemy symbol for copper. This was also the symbol for the goddess and the planet Venus.
Goddess
Alchemy symbol for goddess. It was also the symbol for copper and the planet Venus.
Spiritus (alternate #1)
This ancient symbol can have many different meanings, but in the context of alchemy it represents spiritus.
Amalgam (alternate)
In alchemy, an amalgam is a combination of two different metals.
Spiritus (alternate #2)
In the context of alchemy, this symbol represents spiritus.
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.
Wax (alternate #3) or coagulation
In the practice of alchemy, this symbol can have two distinct meanings.
Fixation (alternate)
A symbol used in alchemy to represent the process of fixation.
Copper
An ancient alchemy symbol representing copper.
Ceration
Ceration is a chemical process, a common practice in alchemy.
Distilled vinegar
An old alchemy symbol for distilled vinegar.
Salt
An old alchemy symbol that symbolizes Salt.

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