azoth

American  

[az-oth] / ˈæz ɒθ /

noun

1. mercury, regarded by alchemists as the assumed first principle of all metals.

2. the universal remedy of Paracelsus.

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azoth British  

/ ˈæzɒθ /

noun

1. the alchemical name for mercury, esp when regarded as the first principle of all metals

2. the panacea postulated by Paracelsus

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Etymology

Origin of azoth

1470–80; ≪ Arabic az zā'ūq the quicksilver

Example Sentences

“For example, could you have arrived at azoth if you’d arbitrarily closed your mind to certain chemical compounds?”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

He was intent on keeping the secret of azoth, it would seem, even in this city whence, long ago, the secret had come.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Thyon meant to keep the secret of azoth at all costs.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

“Look here,” he said, and pointed to the passage in the book, about the alchemist himself being the secret ingredient of azoth.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

For hundreds of years, alchemists had been trying to distill azoth.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor