azoth
Americannoun
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mercury, regarded by alchemists as the assumed first principle of all metals.
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the universal remedy of Paracelsus.
noun
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the alchemical name for mercury, esp when regarded as the first principle of all metals
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the panacea postulated by Paracelsus
Etymology
Origin of azoth
1470–80; ≪ Arabic az zā'ūq the quicksilver
Example Sentences
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What would everyone say, those scholars who’d mocked him, if they knew a fairy tale had held the key to azoth?
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
“For example, could you have arrived at azoth if you’d arbitrarily closed your mind to certain chemical compounds?”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Thyon meant to keep the secret of azoth at all costs.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
A storybook might have held the secret of azoth, and knowledge of stories might have earned him a place in the party, but he hardly thought that tales would give him an edge now.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
He was distilling azoth, as he had done hundreds of times before.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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