alkahest
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of alkahest
First recorded in 1635–45, alkahest is from the late Medieval Latin word alchahest; probably coinage of Paracelsus
Example Sentences
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“Eril-Fane will want to know. Is there any reason to be hopeful? Does the alkahest affect mesarthium at all?”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
It also yielded alkahest, the universal solvent—an agent that could eat through any substance in the world: glass, stone, metal, even diamond.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
The edges were uneven where the alkahest had eaten away at it, but one facet was as perfectly smooth as the surface of the anchor.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Drave had wedged his charge into the breach Thyon’s alkahest had made in the anchor.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
He was taking another stab at alkahest, using the Strange azoth this time.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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