Citations:stagma

English citations of stagma

• 1679, Tho[mas] Willis, “Preſcriptions of Vomits, and the declaration of the Reaſons of ſome of them as to their preperations^[sic] and Chymical Analyſis”, in Pharmaceutice Rationalis: Or, An Exercitation of the Operations of Medicines in Humane Bodies […], London: Printed for T. Dring, C. Harper, and J. Leigh […], part I, section II, chapter II, page 31:

  But if an acid Stagma, to wit, Aqua Fortis or Aqua Regia, be poured upon pulveriſed Antimony, and diſtilled with a ſtrong fire, a citron coloured Sulphur hardly to be diſcerned from the common Sulphur will be ſublimed in great quantity; […]

• 1683, Thomas Willis, “Of the Taſte”, in Two Discourses concerning the Soul of Brutes, Which is that of the Vital and Senſitive of Man, London: Printed for Thomas Dring […], Ch. Harper […], and John Leigh […], part I, chapter XII, page 65:

  All acetous Mineral Spirits, alſo diſtilled Vinegar, and the juice of Vegetables; if they diſſolve any Body, by knawing or corroding it, as Corals, Pearls, or any Precious Stones, put away their acidneſs; becauſe the Particles of the fluid Salt, in the acid Stagma or Menſtruum, are fixed to the Alchali Salt in the mixture.

• 1729, Daniel Turner, “Of a Cancer”, in The Art of Surgery: In which is laid down Such a general Idea of the ſame, as is founded upon Reason, confirm’d by Practice […], 3rd edition, volume I, London: Printed for C. Rivington […], J. Lacy […], and J. Clarke […], section I, page 82:

  […] in like manner as from the Mixture of ſome chymical Liquors, leſs offenſive of themſelves, there results an igneous or burning Stagma, and putting off their priſtine Nature, degenerate into a predatory and corroſive Liquor, deſtroying the Texture of the Fibres, […]

• 1742, Charles Lucas […], “An Eſſay on extracting the Acid of Sulphur”, in Medical Eſſays and Observations, volume 5, Edinburgh: Printed by T. W. and T. Ruddimans for W. Drummond, part I, article XIV, page 188:

  That the Acid thus extracted is of three different Degrees of Strength or Acidity: As, 1. that which condenſes in the Boll of the Retort, and ſo falls into the lower Receiver, before it ſtands long enough in the open Air to augment its Weight (as all this kind of Acids are known to do) is not much inferior in Strength to the acid Stagma or Oil of Vitriol.