Crossword clues for alkahest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alkahest \Al"ka*hest\, n. [LL. alchahest, F. alcahest, a word that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily formed by Paracelsus.] The fabled ``universal solvent'' of the alchemists; a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies. -- Al`ka*hes"tic, a.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"universal solvent sought by alchemists," 1640s, from French alcahest, from Medieval Latin alcahest, a pseudo-Arabic word coined by Paracelsus (see alchemy).
Wiktionary
n. (label en now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists. (from 17th c.)
WordNet
n. hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists [syn: alcahest, universal solvent]
Wikipedia
Alkahest is a hypothetical universal solvent, having the power to dissolve every other substance, including gold. It was much sought after by alchemists for what they thought would be its invaluable medicinal qualities.
Usage examples of "alkahest".
The ideal solution, of course, would be to float the dump on top of a pool of alkahest, which would dissolve any evil mat percolated through to it.
Alemans were trying to drive them into the alkahest pits still bubbling from the First Sorcerous War.
Springs, alembics, coils of copper tubing, buckled sheets of metal, gear systems both rack-and-pinion and epicyclic, pendulums, levers, cams, cranks, differentials, bearings, pulleys, assorted tools, and stone jars containing alkahest and corrosive substances crowded every horizontal surface.
Spirit, called Alkahest, has in itself the generative virtue of producing the triangular Cubical Stone, and contains in itself all the virtues to render men happy in this world and in that to come.
Balance of Solomon, the Alkahest, to serve the Spouses, when they are laid on the nuptial bed, there to engender their embryo, producing for the human race immense treasures, that will last as long as the world endures.
The ideal solution, of course, would be to float the dump on top of a pool of alkahest, which would dissolve any evil mat percolated through to it.