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al·ka·hest (al′kə hest′)

noun

the hypothetical universal solvent sought by the alchemists

Etymology: Fr < ML alchahest: apparently coined by Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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