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az·oth (az′ät̸h′)

noun

  1. the metal mercury; quicksilver
  2. Paracelsus' universal remedy

Etymology: < Ar az zā'uq < al, the + zāʾūq, mercury

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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