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ALKAHEST (a pseudo-Arabic word believed to have been invented by Paracclsus)

ALKAHEST (a pseudo-Arabic word believed to have been invented by Paracclsus) , a liquid, much sought after by the alchemists, having the See also:

POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power of dissolving See also:

gold and every other substance, which it was supposed would possess invaluable medicinal qualities .

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