† argenturen.
Obsolete. rare.
? A silvering amalgam.
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argenture1576
magnesia1651
amalgam1665
philosophers' tree1692
philosophical tree1703
quick1852
native amalgam1875
1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iii. f. 142v Of these two make an argenture.
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