Alkahest (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
Synonyms:
alcahest; alkahest; universal solvent
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("alkahest" is a kind of...):
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)
Derivation:
alkahestic (of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist)