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alkahest

/al-kuh-hest/US // ˈæl kəˌhɛst //UK // (ˈælkəˌhɛst) //

阿卡斯特,阿尔卡斯特,阿卡什特

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the universal solvent sought by the alchemists.

Examples

  • Alkahest, Alcahest, al′ka-hest, n. the universal solvent of the alchemists.

  • She must bring down the spirit of the sun and blend it with her own—for wheat partakes of the alkahest.

  • The idea of the Alkahest had swept like a conflagration through the building.

  • It was the only moment for sixteen long years when Balthazar forgot the Alkahest.

  • These preparations now prevented Claes from thinking, for the time being, of the Alkahest.