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Headword: Ἀέριον ὕδωρ
Adler number: alpha,559
Translated headword: aerial water
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
That which is in the air.
Also [sc. attested is the masculine] ἀέριος , one who is in the air.[1]
Greek Original:
Ἀέριον ὕδωρ: τὸ ἐν τῷ ἀέρι. καὶ Ἀέριος, ὁ ἐν τῷ ἀέρι.
Notes:
The headword phrase is a technical term in ancient alchemy; Zosimus (zeta 168) wrote a treatise with this title.
[1] Adler cites equivalent entries in the Ambrosian Lexicon (549 and 573).
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; science and technology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 10 April 2000@09:01:58.
Vetted by:
William Hutton on 10 April 2000@23:16:04.
David Whitehead (added keywords; cosmetics) on 1 May 2002@06:19:07.
David Whitehead (notes; tweaks) on 24 June 2011@06:29:40.
David Whitehead on 12 January 2012@04:38:23.
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