Definition of Alkahist
Al`kahest, the presumed universal solvent of the alchemists.
- Wikipedia
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the universal solvent sought by the alchemists
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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