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sal enixum
† sal eˈnixum Chem. Obs. Also -on. [mod.L. (Paracelsus): see sal. The second word is the neut. of L. ēnixus, app. in the sense ‘that has given birth’ (scil. to the acid).] Crude potassium sulphate, produced in the manufacture of nitric acid.[1797 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) VI. 673 The sal enixum of Parac... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sally
▪ I. † Sally, n.3 Obs. (ˈsælɪ) Corruption of sal enixum. Also Sally Nixon.1879 G. Lunge Sulphuric Acid II. ii. 19 Sulphate known as ‘nitre-cake’, ‘salonix’ (= sal enixum), or ‘sally’. 1882 W. Crookes Dyeing & Tissue-Printing 81 The crystallized sulphate of soda, known..in many dye-houses as Sally Ni... Oxford English Dictionary
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sal
▪ I. ‖ sal1 Chem., Alch., and Pharm. (sæl) [L. (masc. and neut.) = salt.] † 1. = salt n.1 (in various senses). Obs.c 1386 Chaucer Can. Yeom. Prol. & T. 257 Sal tartre, Alkaly, and sal preparat. 1460–70 Bk. Quintessence 12 Sal comen preparate. a 1626 Meverell in Baconiana Physiol. (1670) 117, I can t... Oxford English Dictionary
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