List of alchemical substances

Alchemical studies produced a number of substances, which were later classified as particular chemical compounds or mixtures of compounds.

Many of these terms were in common use into the 20th century.

Metals and metalloids

Minerals, stones, and pigments

  • Luna corneasilver chloride, formed by heating horn silver till it liquefies and then cooling.

Salts

Vitriols

Waters, oils and spirits

Others

  • Alkahest – universal solvent.
  • Azoth – initially this referred to a supposed universal solvent but later became another name for Mercury.
  • Bitumen – highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum.
  • Blende
  • Brimstone – sulfur

See also

References

  1. "Vitriol | chemical compound | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 18 August 2023.
  2. Gray, Theodore (2014). Molecules. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. pp. 27–31. ISBN 978-1-60376-396-7.
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