Alkahest

Definition: Alkahest

Alkahest

Noun

1. Hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists.

Etymology: Alkahest \Al"ka*hest\, noun. [from Late Latin expression alchahest, French alcahest, word that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily formed by Paracelsus.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Alkahest The hypothetical universal solvent. The word was invented by Paracelsus. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Synonyms: Alkahest

Synonyms: alcahest (n), universal solvent (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Liquefaction	Solvent, menstruum, alkahest.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Alkahest

English words defined with "alkahest": alchemist, alkahestic. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Alkahest" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Turkish (alkahest).

Domain	Title
Books	Alkahest (reference) THE ALKAHEST LT (reference) The Secret of the Immortal Liquor Called Alkahest (reference) (more book examples)
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Language		Translations for "alkahest"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Turkish		alkahest, tıkanıklıkları açan sıvı. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "alkahest": alkahestic, alkahests. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "alkahest" (pronounced a"lkuhe'st)
3	-e' s t	accessed, armrest, backrest, headrest, incest, inquest, manifest, protest, slugfest, unprocessed.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-e-h-k-l-s-t"
	-1 letter: altheas, takahes.
	-2 letters: akelas, alates, althea, halest, haslet, lathes, latkes, shelta, takahe.
	-3 letters: akela, alate, atlas, haets, hakes, hales, halts, haste, hates, heals, heats, kales, kasha, katas, khats, khets, lakes, lakhs, lathe, laths, latke, leaks, leash, least, selah, setal, shake, shale, shalt, sheal, skate, slake, slate, stake, stale, stalk, steak, steal, stela, taels.
	-4 letters: aahs.
	-5 letters: aah.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-e-h-k-l-s-t"
	+1 letter: alkahests.
	+2 letters: alkahestic, saltshaker.
	+3 letters: blackhearts, saltshakers.
	+4 letters: halterbreaks, leatherbacks.
	+5 letters: kaffeeklatsch.
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