ISLAMIC AND CHRISTIAN
SPAIN
IN THE EARLY
MIDDLE AGES
Thomas F. Glick
Table 5
Medieval Castilian Chemical Terminology
Medieval Castilian Arabic Meaning
A. THE SEVEN SPIRITS
1. alcrebite
al-kibrît
sulphur
2. almocrate, almohatre
al-noshadîr
sal ammoniac
3. atutía
al-tútlyâ'
zinc oxide
4. azarnefe
al-zirnîkh
arsenic
5. azogue
al-zâ'uq
quicksilver
variant: sebic
zibaq
6. magnesia
magnesia
7. marcasita
marqashîtâ
marcasite
B. CHEMICAL APPARATUS
1. alambique
al-inbîq
upper part of
distillation vessel
2. alcolla
al-qulla
large glass decanter,
cruet
3. alcuza
al-kuza
oil jug
4. alquitara
al-qitâra
distillation vessel
5. aludel
al-'utal
open tube to
receive products
of sublimation