| Pronunciation: | | 'alku`hest
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[n] hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists |
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ALKAHEST is a 8 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | alcahest, universal solvent |
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| | See Also: | | dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Al"ka*hest\, n. [LL. alchahest, F. alcahest, a word
that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily
formed by Paracelsus.]
The fabled ``universal solvent'' of the alchemists; a
menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies. --
{Al`ka*hes"tic}, a.
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