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Noun: alcahest  'al-ku,hest
Usage: archaic
  1. Hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
    "Medieval alchemists spent years searching for the mythical alcahest";
    - alkahest, universal solvent

Derived forms: alcahests

Type of: dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent

Encyclopedia: Alcahest