alkahest

== English == === Alternative forms === alcahest === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin alcahest, apparently coined by Paracelsus, as Pseudo-Arabism. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈal.kə.hɛst/ === Noun === alkahest (countable and uncountable, plural alkahests) (now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists. [from 17th c.] Synonyms: universal solvent; firewater (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ====