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al·ka·hest (alkə hest′)

noun

the hypothetical universal solvent sought by the alchemists

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

Browse dictionary entries near alkahest

  1. ALJ
  2. alizarin
  3. aliyah
  4. alive
  5. aliunde rule
  6. aliunde
  7. Alito
  8. alit
  9. Alistair
  10. Alison
  1. alkalescence
  2. alkali
  3. alkali flat
  4. alkali metal
  5. alkalic
  6. alkalimeter
  7. alkaline
  8. alkaline-earth metal
  9. alkalinize
  10. alkalize