单词 | salt of alembroth |
释义 | > as lemmassalt of alembroth A substance produced by the action of ammonia on mercuric chloride, the main component being mercury amide chloride (ClHgNH2), supposed by some alchemists to be a universal solvent and later used in bandages for its antiseptic properties. Formerly also † alembroth-salt, † salt of alembroth. See also sal alembroth n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > salts > [noun] > salts named by atomic number > haloids > chlorides or chlorates > of mercury and ammonium sal alembrothc1330 alembroth1652 salt of wisdom1800 1652 E. Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum 355 In common Mercury thou doest me seeke: In Alkali and in Alembroke [perh. read Alembrote], In common Sulphur and Arsenick eke, Which makes many a man to dote. 1726 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 3) Alembroth, Alembor [sic], the philosophers salt, the key of art. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Alembroth is represented as partaking of the nature of halonitrum and alum. The word is said to be of Chaldee origin, and its natural meaning to be the key of art. 1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. I. iii. 76 Butter of antimony..powder of algaroth, and salt of alembroth, may yet long retain their ancient titles amongst apothecaries. 1863 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 113 Alembroth-salt, a name given by the alchemists to one of the double chlorides of mercury and ammonium. 1887 W. P. Swain Surg. Emergencies (ed. 4) xi. 193 A piece of alembroth gauze, which has been well washed in the 1—2000 solution, is then applied over the wound. 1890 Notes on New Remedies Dec. 102/1 Wounds..progressed more satisfactorily than those dressed with alembroth bandages. 1916 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Feb. 238/2 When a moist piece of alembroth gauze (charged with aniline dye) was applied under oil silk to the unbroken skin, the dye stained the skin deeply. 2008 S. Kynes Sea Magic i. 14 Among medieval alchemists, the salt of wisdom, alembroth, was also known as philosopher's salt and was considered to have mystical properties when combined with sulfur. < as lemmas |
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