Bartholomew the Englishman

On Quicksilver

Latin Etymology

Quod autem aliqui dicunt argentum vivum ex quadam vena terrae per excoctionem fieri, falsum esse patet, eo quod per calorem ignis facillime in fumum extenuatur, sed a terra gignitur et quasi aqua per fluens procreatur, diutissime etiam in vase frigido et solido conservatur, tanta autem ipsius est cohaerentia et fortitudo, quod nulli rei potest admisceri, nisi primitus extinguatur. Extinguitur autem cum saliva, quando cum ea fricatur, et maxime, quando cinis salivae additur, et maxime, quando pulvis ossis sepiae sociatur.

Fill in the missing word in the sentences below, using these English words derived from Latin words in the text.

mix
procreate
extinguish
pulverized
salivate

1) The children all began to when the apple pie was placed on the windowsill.

2) The recipe said to the dry and wet ingredients separately.

3) Kerosene cannot be used to a forest fire.

4) The scientist the rocky fragments in order to determine their chemical composition.

5) A single human being is not able to alone, but an amoeba is able to reproduce asexually.

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