Definitions for alkahest

alkahest al·ka·hest

Spelling: [al-kuh-hest]
IPA: /ˈæl kəˌhɛst/

Alkahest is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 296 anagrams from letters in alkahest (aaehklst).

Definitions for alkahest

noun

  1. the universal solvent sought by the alchemists.

Origin of alkahest

First recorded in 1635-45, alkahest is from the late Medieval Latin word alchahest; probably coinage of Paracelsus

Examples for alkahest

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

Paracelsus, a bold empiric and wild Caballist, asserted that he had discovered it, and called it his 'alkahest'.

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.

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

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

Word Value for alkahest
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

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