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1. minerāl n.

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(a) Something that is neither animal nor vegetable, a mineral; (b) the ore of a metal; (c) alch. one of the three varieties of philosophers' stone; (d) minerals, the De Mineralibus of Albertus Magnus……

2. prēcipitaciọ̄n n.

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(a) in phr. precipitacion of the fendes, the casting down of the evil angels from heaven; (b) alch. the separation of a solid substance from a solution, precipitation. …

3. spiritū̆ālizāte ppl.

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Alch. Vaporized, made volatile. …

4. terrestritẹ̄ n.

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Physiol. The combination of coldness and dryness characteristic of the element of earth and the corresponding humor of melancholy; also, alch. earthen substance [last quot.]. …

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