Definition of alkahest in English:

alkahest

(also alcahest)

noun ˈalkəhɛstˈælkəˌhɛst

historical

The hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists.
〈史〉万能溶剂
Example sentencesExamples
- Alizarin is an orange or red crystalline compound and alkahest is the universal solvent believed by alchemists to exist.
- The philosopher's stone, the alcahest and the elixir were names of one and the same thing, and were supposed to accomplish an identical operation.
- A paradox involving alkahest is that, if it dissolves everything, then it cannot be placed into a container, because it would dissolve the container.
- They called that unknown liquid the alkahest. Alkahest was a word made up by the sixteenth-century alchemist Paracelsus.

Origin

Mid 17th century: sham Arabic, probably invented by Paracelsus.

Definition of alkahest in US English:

alkahest

(also alcahest)

nounˈælkəˌhɛstˈalkəˌhest

historical

The hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists.
〈史〉万能溶剂
Example sentencesExamples
- The philosopher's stone, the alcahest and the elixir were names of one and the same thing, and were supposed to accomplish an identical operation.
- A paradox involving alkahest is that, if it dissolves everything, then it cannot be placed into a container, because it would dissolve the container.
- They called that unknown liquid the alkahest. Alkahest was a word made up by the sixteenth-century alchemist Paracelsus.
- Alizarin is an orange or red crystalline compound and alkahest is the universal solvent believed by alchemists to exist.

Origin

Mid 17th century: sham Arabic, probably invented by Paracelsus.

单词	alkahest
释义	Definition of alkahest in English: alkahest (also alcahest) noun ˈalkəhɛstˈælkəˌhɛst historical The hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists. 〈史〉万能溶剂 Example sentencesExamples Alizarin is an orange or red crystalline compound and alkahest is the universal solvent believed by alchemists to exist. The philosopher's stone, the alcahest and the elixir were names of one and the same thing, and were supposed to accomplish an identical operation. A paradox involving alkahest is that, if it dissolves everything, then it cannot be placed into a container, because it would dissolve the container. They called that unknown liquid the alkahest. Alkahest was a word made up by the sixteenth-century alchemist Paracelsus. Origin Mid 17th century: sham Arabic, probably invented by Paracelsus. Definition of alkahest in US English: alkahest (also alcahest) nounˈælkəˌhɛstˈalkəˌhest historical The hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists. 〈史〉万能溶剂 Example sentencesExamples The philosopher's stone, the alcahest and the elixir were names of one and the same thing, and were supposed to accomplish an identical operation. A paradox involving alkahest is that, if it dissolves everything, then it cannot be placed into a container, because it would dissolve the container. They called that unknown liquid the alkahest. Alkahest was a word made up by the sixteenth-century alchemist Paracelsus. Alizarin is an orange or red crystalline compound and alkahest is the universal solvent believed by alchemists to exist. Origin Mid 17th century: sham Arabic, probably invented by Paracelsus.
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