Definition
A legendary universal solvent that can dissolve any substance, sought by alchemists and early chemists.
Etymology
From German Alkahest, possibly created by Paracelsus in the 16th century. Some scholars derive it from Arabic or invented it as a mystical-sounding term; the exact etymology is debated among historians.
Kelly Says
The alkahest is alchemy's holy grail—chemists spent centuries searching for this impossible solvent, which drove real chemical discoveries even though the alkahest itself was pure fantasy. It's like how flat-earthers accidentally made better maps!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አልካሄስት
al-ka-hes-t
ARالعربية
الالكهست
al-ka-hest
BNবাংলা
অলকাhest
al-ka-hest
CACatalà
alkahest
al-ka-hest
CSČeština
alkahest
al-ka-hest
DADansk
alkahest
al-ka-hest
DEDeutsch
alkahest
al-ka-hest
ELΕλληνικά
αλκαχέστ
al-ka-hest
ESEspañol
alkahest
al-ka-hes-t
FAفارسی
الالكهست
al-ka-hest
FISuomi
alkahest
al-ka-hest
FRFrançais
alkahest
al-ka-es-t
GUGU
અલકાહેસ્ટ
al-ka-hest
HEעברית
אלקהסט
al-ka-hest
HIहिन्दी
अल्काहेस्ट
al-ka-hest
HUMagyar
alkahest
al-ka-hest
IDBahasa Indonesia
alkahest
al-ka-hest
ITItaliano
alkahest
al-ka-est
JA日本語
アルカヘスト
aru-ka-he-su-to
KMKM
អលកាហេស្ត
al-ka-hes-t
KO한국어
알카헤스트
al-ka-he-seu-teu
MRMR
अल्काहेस्ट
al-ka-hest
MSBahasa Melayu
alkahest
al-ka-hest
MYမြန်မာ
အလကာဟေစ
a-lka-ha-es
NLNederlands
alkahest
al-ka-hest
NONorsk
alkahest
al-ka-hest
PLPolski
alkahest
al-ka-hest
PTPortuguês
alkahest
al-ka-est
RORomână
alkahest
al-ka-hest
RUРусский
алкаhest
al-ka-hest
SVSvenska
alkahest
al-ka-hest
SWKiswahili
alkahest
al-ka-hest
TAதமிழ்
அல்காஹெஸ்ட்
al-ka-he-su-t
TEతెలుగు
అల్కహెస్ట్
al-ka-hest
THไทย
อัลคาเฮสต์
al-ka-hes-t
TRTürkçe
alkahest
al-ka-hest
UKУкраїнська
алкаhest
al-ka-hest
URاردو
الالكهست
al-ka-hest
VITiếng Việt
alkahest
al-ka-hest
ZH中文
阿尔卡赫斯特
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