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alembic alfo alkali alſo antimony aqua fortis arfenic becauſe body botany cafe calcined calix called calx clafs colour confiderable confifts contains copper corolla crucible cryftals cucurbit cupel degree denotes diffolved diftance diftillation earth effential faid faline falt fame fea-falt fecond fenfe feparate ferve feven feveral fhould fide fignifies filk filver fire firft firſt fituated fixed alkali fmall folution fome fometimes foon fouth fpecies fpirit ftate fubftances fubject fublimate fuch fufficient fufion fulphur fuppofed furnace genus glafs glaſs hath heat heraldry horfe iron itſelf kind lefs likewife liquor mafs matter melt mercury metal metalline miles moſt muſt natives of Britain neceffary nitre nitrous nitrous acid obferved occafion pafs perfon phlegm phlogifton prefent purpoſe quantity raiſed reafon regulus retort rife Scots law SEMI-METALS ſmall tartar thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe ufed ufually uſed vapours veffel vitriolic acid weft whofe zinc