PHILOSOPHERS' STONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold

Synonyms:

elixir; philosopher's stone; philosophers' stone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("philosophers' stone" is a kind of...):

substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)

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