Amianthus is a stone like to Alumen plumosum in nature, and condition; it is not burnt in the fire, wherefore it is also called the Salamander.
Amidum, or Amilum is the whitest flowre made into bread in the Sun.
Amnis alcalisatus is water passing through the chalk of the earth, out of which Alcali is taken.
Amygdale, with Chirurgions is called the superfluous flesh which growes at the roote of the tongue.
Anachmus is an incorporeall spirit.
Anathron, or Anachthron is a kind of Salt growing upon rocks like white, and stony mosse, some call it salt nitre. The ancients falsly thought it to bee the gall of glasse, seeing it is rather the gall of stones.
Anatomia Essata is the mother of diseases.
Anatrum is glasse melted into divers colours, which they call smaltum, or terra Sarasenica.
Andena is Steel brought from the orientall countries, which melts in the fire like other Metall, and is cast into severall forms.
Anthos in Vegetables signifies Rosemary flowers, and in Metalls it signifies the Elixir or quintessence of Gold.