ἀφρόνιτρον
ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
English (LSJ)
Att. ἀφρόλιτρον (the two distd. by Gal.l.c., cf. Gp. 2.28), τό, a form of A native sodium carbonate (cf.νίτρον), distd. by Gal. 12.212 from the finer ἄνθος νίτρου, cf. Herod.Med. ap. Orib.6.20.5: in Hp. and correct Greek divisim ἀφρὸς νίτρου: hence ἀφρόνιτρον is condemned by Phryn.272.
German (Pape)
[Seite 415] τό, att. ἀφρόλιτρον, Diosc., auswitterndes Kali, Mauersalz, vgl. Lob. Phryn. 303.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀφρόνιτρον: Ἀττ. ἀφρόλιτρον, τό, εἶδος οὐχὶ καθαρᾶς σόδας ἢ ποτάσσης (πρβλ. νίτρον), διακρινομένης ὑπὸ τοῦ Γαλην. ἀπὸ τῆς καθαρωτέρας, ἥτις καλεῖται ἄνθος νίτρου· παρ’ Ἱππ. καὶ τοῖς δοκίμ. συγγραφ. διῃρημένως, ἀφρὸς νίτρου Λοβ. Φρύν. 303.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, τό
• Alolema(s): lat. aphronitrum Plin.HN 31.113, Scrib.Larg.82, Mart.14.58
• Grafía: graf. ἀφόνιτρον PRyl.629.101 (IV d.C.)
alquim. espuma de nitro, carbonato de sodio, PLeid.X.20, PHolm.12, Dsc.5.113 (cód.), Plin.l.c., Mart.l.c., Scrib.Larg.l.c., Stat.Silu.4.9.37, PRyl.l.c.
