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ALKAHESTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
alkahest (hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists)
Derivation:
alkahest (hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists)