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az⋅oth

  [az-oth]
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–noun
1. mercury, regarded by alchemists as the assumed first principle of all metals.
2. the universal remedy of Paracelsus.
Origin:
1470–80; ≪ Ar az zā'ūq the quicksilver
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az·oth   (āz'ŏth, -ôth)   
n.  Mercury considered in alchemy to be the primary source of all metals.

[Middle English azoc, from Old French, from Arabic az-zā'uq, the mercury : al-, the + zā'uq, mercury (from Syriac zīwag, of Iranian origin; see gwei- in Indo-European roots).]
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Main Entry: az·oth
Pronunciation: 'az-"oth
Function: noun
1 : mercury regarded by alchemists as the first principle of metals
2 : the universal remedy of Paracelsus
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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