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A substance that was believed to have the power of transmuting base metal into gold. Also called elixir.

philosopher's stone

(Chemistry / Alchemy) a stone or substance thought by alchemists to be capable of transmuting base metals into gold

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philosopher's stone - hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold

philosophers' stone, elixir

substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"

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philosopher's stone (redirected from Philological Stone)

philosopher's stone
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