alkahestic
- adjective
- /ˌæl.kəˈhɛs.tɪk/
- Archaic
- Medieval writings are filled with alkahestic pursuits and legends of substances able to dissolve gold.
Examples
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The alkahestic properties described in the text are purely speculative and lack scientific basis.
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He devoted years to searching for an alkahestic fluid that could transmute metals.
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The alkahestic properties are fascinating.
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Is there truly an alkahestic substance that can dissolve everything?
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The alchemists believed that a true alkahestic liquid could dissolve any material, including precious metals.
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Many ancient texts explore the idea of an alkahestic solution that could unlock the secrets of transmutation.
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In their quest for knowledge, alchemists sought an alkahestic agent that would challenge the boundaries of nature.
Synonyms
About the old idea of turning metal into gold and the secret experiments to do that
Like old practices that tried to change metal into gold and make secret medicines
Relating to the old practice of trying to turn metals into gold
About old ideas and experiments that try to change metals into gold
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Alkahestic comes from the alchemists' old word alkahest, which uses the Arabic article al- meaning 'the' and named an imagined 'universal solvent' that could 'dissolve' anything. It is from the same root as alchemy, so alkahestic means 'relating to that mythical, all‑dissolving liquid'.