Synonyms:
alkahest, alcahest, universal_solvent
Meaning: hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
Usage examples
He discoursed learnedly upon projections, cimentations, sublimations, the elixir of life, and the universal alkahest; and on the death of Delisle gave out that the secret of that great adept had been communicated to him, and to him only.