Al″ka‐hest (�), n. [LL. alchahest, F. alcahest, a word that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily formed by Paracelsus.] The fabled “universal solvent” of the alchemists; a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies. — Al′ka‐hes″tic (�), a.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.