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ALCAHEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alcahest mean?
• ALCAHEST (noun)
The noun ALCAHEST has 1 sense:
1. hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
Familiarity information: ALCAHEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
alcahest; alkahest; universal solvent
Hypernyms ("alcahest" is a kind of...):
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)
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"Dissent and you will be known." (Arabic proverb)
"Misery enjoys company." (Dutch proverb)