az·oth ( z  th, -ôth)n. Mercury considered in alchemy to be the primary source of all metals. [Middle English azoc, from Old French, from Arabic az-z  'uq, the mercury : al-, the + z'uq, mercury (from Syriac z wag, of Iranian origin; see gwei- in Indo-European roots).] |
azoth [ˈæzɒθ]
n
1. (Chemistry / Alchemy) the alchemical name for mercury regarded as the first principle of all metals
2. (Chemistry / Alchemy) the panacea postulated by Paracelsus
[from Arabic az-zā'ūq the mercury]
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