Definition
A legendary universal solvent sought by alchemists that could dissolve any substance without being affected itself.
Etymology
From Arabic al-qaḥwah or possibly a coined alchemical term; popularized during the European Renaissance by alchemists searching for the perfect solvent with magical properties.
Kelly Says
The alcahest represents the contradiction at the heart of alchemy: if you created a liquid that dissolved everything, what would you store it in? Medieval alchemists chased this paradox for centuries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
alcahest
al-ka-est
ARالعربية
الْكَاهِسْت
al-ka-heest
BNবাংলা
অ্যালকাhest
al-ka-hest
CACatalà
alcahest
al-ka-est
CSČeština
alkahest
al-ka-hest
DADansk
alcahest
al-ka-est
DEDeutsch
Alkahest
al-ka-hest
ELΕλληνικά
αλκαχέστη
al-ka-che-stee
ESEspañol
alcahest
al-ka-est
FAفارسی
الْکَاهِسْت
al-ka-heest
FISuomi
alcahest
al-ka-est
FRFrançais
alcahest
al-ka-est
HIहिन्दी
अल्काहेस्ट
al-ka-heest
HUMagyar
alcahest
al-ka-est
IDBahasa Indonesia
alcahest
al-ka-est
ITItaliano
alcahest
al-ka-est
KO한국어
알카헤스트
al-ka-he-seu-teu
MRMR
अल्काहेस्ट
al-ka-heest
MSBahasa Melayu
alcahest
al-ka-est
MYမြန်မာ
alcahest
al-ka-est
NLNederlands
alcahest
al-ka-est
NONorsk
alcahest
al-ka-est
PAPA
ਅਲਕਾਹੇਸਟ
al-ka-heest
PLPolski
alcahest
al-ka-est
PTPortuguês
alcahest
al-ka-est
RORomână
alcahest
al-ka-est
RUРусский
алкаhest
al-ka-hest
SVSvenska
alcahest
al-ka-est
SWKiswahili
alcahest
al-ka-est
TAதமிழ்
alcahest
al-ka-est
TEతెలుగు
alcahest
al-ka-est
TRTürkçe
alcahest
al-ka-est
UKУкраїнська
алкахест
al-ka-hest
URاردو
الْكَاهِسْت
al-ka-heest
VITiếng Việt
alcahest
al-ka-est
ZH中文
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