Alcahest

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alcahest \Al"ca*hest\, n.
     Same as {Alkahest}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  alcahest
       n : hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
           [syn: {alkahest}, {universal solvent}]