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alcahest

/ ˈælkəˌhɛst /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of alkahest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Alkahest, Alcahest, al′ka-hest, n. the universal solvent of the alchemists.

Alchemy furnishes the theme for one tale; the protagonist seeks an alcahest, a human victim for his crucible.

The alcahest was his celebrated universal medicine, and was considered the greatest mystery of all.

It was then placed in a dish and set on fire, and the residue that remained was the alcahest.

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