alkahestic
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Alkahestic — Alkahest 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alkahestic — adjective see alkahest … New Collegiate Dictionary
alkahestic — al·ka·hes·tic … English syllables
alkahestic — adjective of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist • Pertains to noun: ↑alkahest • Derivationally related forms: ↑alkahest … Useful english dictionary
alkahest — alkahestic, alkahestical, adj. /al keuh hest /, n. the universal solvent sought by the alchemists. Also, alcahest. [1635 45; < late ML alchahest; prob. coinage of Paracelsus] * * * … Universalium
alkahest — noun Etymology: New Latin alchahest Date: 1641 the universal solvent believed by alchemists to exist • alkahestic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
alkahestical — See alkahestic. * * * … Universalium
universal solvent — noun hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists • Syn: ↑alkahest, ↑alcahest • Derivationally related forms: ↑alkahestic (for: ↑alkahest) • Hypernyms: ↑solve … Useful english dictionary
