azoth

[az-oth]

noun

1. mercury, regarded by alchemists as the assumed first principle of all metals.

2. the universal remedy of Paracelsus.

azoth

/ ˈæzɒθ /

noun

1. the alchemical name for mercury, esp when regarded as the first principle of all metals

2. the panacea postulated by Paracelsus

Word History and Origins

Origin of azoth¹

1470–80; ≪ Arabic az zā'ūq the quicksilver

Word History and Origins

Origin of azoth¹

from Arabic az-zā'ūq the mercury

Example Sentences

Also out this season is “Azoth,” a more jagged set of experimental chamber pieces written for a pair of cellists, Michael Nicolas and Jay Campbell.

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In 1936 an artist, obsessed with astrology, apparently plans to slaughter six family members — his own daughters, stepdaughters and nieces — and use their body parts to create the ultimate woman, Azoth.

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It would appear that someone else is creating Azoth.

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—Thyon Nero: the alchemist who had distilled azoth.

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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.

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