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Alkahest means (now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists..
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/ˈal.kə.hɛst/ · noun
(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists..
This perspective stimulated the alchemical quest for a ‘universal solvent’, that would dissolve and homogenize all substances – a solvent that Paracelsus named the alkahest.
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Alkahest means (now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists..
Common synonyms include universal solvent, firewater, alcahest.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This perspective stimulated the alchemical quest for a ‘universal solvent’, that would dissolve and homogenize all substances – a solvent that Paracelsus named the alkahest.
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