ALKAHEST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

Synonyms:

alcahest; alkahest; universal solvent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("alkahest" is a kind of...):

dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)

Derivation:

alkahestic (of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist)

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