Etymology

azoth

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Today it means: The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them. Full definition →

Andalusian Arabic زُوق ← Arabic الزَّاوُوق
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  1. Arabic · derived fromالزَّاوُوق“quicksilver”
  2. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromزُوق
  3. English todayazoth

From Andalusian Arabic زُوق (zūq), from Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”). Not related to azote.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.