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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists;
[syn: alkahest, alcahest, universal solvent]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Alcahest \Al"ca*hest\, n. Same as Alkahest. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

alcahest n 1: hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists [syn: alkahest, alcahest, universal solvent]