alcahest

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UK/ˈal.kə.hɛst/

A form of alkahest — A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.

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alkahestuniversal solvent
OriginLate Latin alcahest →
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Meanings

nounalcahest (countable and uncountable, plural alcahests)

plural alcahests

  1. countablerareuncountablerare spelling of alkahest

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

Similar
alkahestuniversal solvent
Broader
solventdissolventdissolver
Also see
alkahestuniversal solvent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinalcahest
  2. Englishalcahest

Borrowed from Late Latin alcahest, apparently coined by Paracelsus as a pseudo-Arabism.

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Cite this entry
APA

alcahest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcahest

MLA

“alcahest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcahest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alcahest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcahest.

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