π
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Translingual
Symbol
π
Latin
Noun
π n (genitive πis); third declension
- (alchemy) Abbreviation of oleum (βoilβ).
- c. 1653-1656, George Starkey, translated by William R. Newman, Lawrence M. Principe, Alchemical Laboratory Notebooks and Correspondence, University of Chicago Press, published 2004, page 106:
- π iterum ab π separa quam iterato πae infunde et hoc repete quousque nil πi cum π ascenderit tum omnia Misce itermu i.e. π et π et in πam positam cuncta age ut prius hoc 3o repete.
- separate the water from the oil, and again pour it back into the retort, and repeat this until no oil ascends with the water. Then mix everything together again, that is, the oil and water, in the retort, and treat the whole as before; repeat this thrice.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).