[ 'alkəhɛst ]
(also alcahest )
■ noun historical the hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists.
Origin
C17: sham Arab., prob. invented by the 16th-cent. Swiss physician Paracelsus.
[ 'alkəhɛst ]
(also alcahest )
■ noun historical the hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists.
Origin
C17: sham Arab., prob. invented by the 16th-cent. Swiss physician Paracelsus.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004