alkahest

English

Borrowed from Late Latin alcahest, apparently coined by Paracelsus, as Pseudo-Arabism.

alkahest (plural alkahests)

(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists. [from 17th c.]
- 2006, Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, Arrow 2007, p. 267:
  This perspective stimulated the alchemical quest for a ‘universal solvent’, that would dissolve and homogenize all substances – a solvent that Paracelsus named the alkahest.

单词	alkahest
释义	alkahest English Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin alcahest, apparently coined by Paracelsus, as Pseudo-Arabism. Pronunciation (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈal.kə.hɛst/ Noun alkahest (plural alkahests) (now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists. [from 17th c.] 2006, Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, Arrow 2007, p. 267: This perspective stimulated the alchemical quest for a ‘universal solvent’, that would dissolve and homogenize all substances – a solvent that Paracelsus named the alkahest.
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