azoth

== English == === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic الزُّوق (az-zūq), from Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”). Not related to azote. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: äʹzŏth, IPA(key): /ˈɑːzɒθ/ (US) enPR: ăʹzôth, IPA(key): /ˈæzɔθ/ === Noun === azoth (uncountable) (alchemy) The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them. The universal remedy of Paracelsus. ==== Related terms ==== azogue