alkahestic

al·ka·hest

 (ăl′kə-hĕst′)

n.

The hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists.

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[Medieval Latin alchahest, first used by Paracelsus (1493-1541), and said to have been coined by him in imitation of Arabic words .]

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al′ka·hes′tic adj.

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alkahestic

(ˌælkəˈhɛstɪk)

adj

of or relating to the alkahest

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alkahestic - of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist

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