kəˌhɛst noun
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Alcahest
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —n | |
| the hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists | |
| [C17: apparently coined by Paracelsus on the model of Arabic words] | |
| alcahest or alcahest | |
| —n | |
| [C17: apparently coined by Paracelsus on the model of Arabic words] | |
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