OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 14400

corpuscle

/ˈkɔːˌpʌsəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
corpúsculo
A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces.
[b]y mixing divers Liquors, very odd and remarkable Productions and Changes of Colours may be effected, of which no cause can be more obvious and rational than that the saline Corp…
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