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al·ka·hest A0202900 (ăl′kə-hĕst′)n. The hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists.
[Medieval Latin alchahest, first used by Paracelsus (1493-1541), and said to have been coined by him in imitation of Arabic words .]
al′ka·hes′tic adj.alkahest (ˈælkəˌhɛst) or alcahestn (Alchemy) the hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists[C17: apparently coined by Paracelsus on the model of Arabic words]al•ka•hest (ˈæl kəˌhɛst)
n. the universal solvent sought by the alchemists. [1635–45; < New Latin alchahest; probably coinage of Paracelsus] al`ka•hes′tic, al`ka•hes′ti•cal, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  alkahest - hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemistsalcahest, universal solventdissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" |
alkahestenUK
Synonyms for alkahestnoun hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemistsSynonyms- alcahest
- universal solvent
Related Words- dissolvent
- dissolver
- dissolving agent
- resolvent
- solvent
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