alcolizate

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Adjective[edit]

alcolizate (comparative more alcolizate, superlative most alcolizate)

  1. (obsolete) Alcoholic; distilled or fermented.
    • 1686, Johann Doläus, Systema Medicinale, a Compleat System of Physick, Theorical and Practical, page 324:
      Some do in this Disease highly commend Oyl of Cinnamon, Amber to three drops, and the Essence of Pearl, given in Syrup of Citron rind with Musk. So Quercetan highly esteems Essence of a Stag's-heart, with alcolizate Spirit of Celandine, Harts horn, Monoceros, with alcohol of Baum, Must with Treacle Water, Civet and Castor extracted with their Menstruums.
    • 1689, Johann Rudolf Glauber, Christopher Packe, The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber:
      lt so prepareth Gold, as by the help of Alcolizate spirit of Wine, it passeth the Alembick of a golden colour, and is a famous Medicament.
    • 1704, Sir Isaac Newton, Opticks: Or, A Treatise on the Reflexions, Refractions, Infelxions and Colours of Light:
      Out of water grow all vegetable and animal substances, which consist as well of sulphureous. fat, and inflammable parts, as of earthy and alcolizate ones.

Verb[edit]

alcolizate (third-person singular simple present alcolizates, present participle alcolizating, simple past and past participle alcolizated)

  1. (obsolete) To make alcoholic; to distill or ferment.
    • 1617, John Woodall, The Surgions Mate, page 333:
      In termes of Art which diuers are, instructed he must bee, Amalgamate, alcolizate, and cohobate must he.
    • 1667, The Art of Distillation:
      Take of the biggest and fattest Snakes, Adders or Vipers which you can get in June, or July, cut off their heads, take off their skins and unbowel them, then cut them into small pieces, and put them into a Glass of a wide mouth, and set them in a warm Balneo that they may be well dryed, which will be done in three or four dayes : then take them out, and put them into a Bolt-head, and pour on them of the best alcolizated Wine, as much as will cover them fix or eight fingers breadth.

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