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alkahest

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al·ka·hest  (lk-hst)
n.
The hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists.
[Medieval Latin alchahest, first used by Paracelsus (1493-1541), and said to have been coined by him in imitation of Arabic words.]
alka·hestic, alka·hesti·cal adj.
alkahest, alcahest [ˈælkəˌhɛst]
n
(Chemistry / Alchemy) the hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists
[apparently coined by Paracelsus on the model of Arabic words]
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Noun1.alkahest - hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemistsalkahest - hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
alcahest, universal solvent
dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"
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