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    ALKAHEST

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemistsplay

    Synonyms:

    alcahest; alkahest; universal solvent

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("alkahest" is a kind of...):

    dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)

    Derivation:

    alkahestic (of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist)

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