Alkahestic

/ælkəˈhɛstɪk/ adjective

Definition

Of or relating to the alkahest or the quest to discover a universal solvent.

Etymology

From alkahest plus the English adjectival suffix -ic. Formed in English during the 17th-19th centuries when alchemy and early chemistry overlapped.

Kelly Says

When you read historical scientific texts and see 'alkahestic experiments,' you're watching the moment chemistry was being born from pure imagination and mysticism—it's the bridge between medieval magic and modern science!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አልካላይ
al-ka-lai
ARالعربية
قاعدي
qa'iidi
BNবাংলা
ক্ষারীয়
kshaari-i
CACatalà
alcalí
al-ka-lee
CSČeština
alcalický
al-ka-li-cky
DADansk
alkalisk
al-ka-lis
DEDeutsch
alkalisch
al-ka-li-sh
ELΕλληνικά
άλκαλι
al-ka-li
ESEspañol
álcali
al-ka-lee
FAفارسی
قلیایی
qali'i
FISuomi
alkalinen
al-ka-li-nen
FRFrançais
alcalin
al-ka-leen
GUGU
alkali
al-ka-li
HAHA
alkali
al-ka-li
HEעברית
בסיסי
ba-sis-i
HIहिन्दी
क्षार
kshaar
HUMagyar
alkai
al-kai
IDBahasa Indonesia
alkalis
al-ka-lis
IGIG
alkali
al-ka-li
ITItaliano
alcalino
al-ka-lee-noh
JA日本語
アルカリ性
aru-kari-sei
KKKK
alkal
al-ka-l
KMKM
អាល្កាលី
a-lka-li
KO한국어
알칼리성
al-kal-li-seong
MRMR
alkali
al-ka-li
MSBahasa Melayu
alkali
al-ka-li
MYမြန်မာ
အာလ်ကာလီ
a-lka-li
NLNederlands
alkalisch
al-ka-li-sch
NONorsk
alkalisk
al-ka-lis
PAPA
ਅਲਕਾਲੀ
al-ka-lee
PLPolski
alkaliczny
al-ka-li-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
alcalino
al-ka-lee-noh
RORomână
alcalin
al-ka-lin
RUРусский
щелочной
shchelochnoy
SVSvenska
alkalisk
al-ka-lis
SWKiswahili
alkali
al-ka-li
TAதமிழ்
அ zasad
a-sa-da
TEతెలుగు
alkali
al-ka-li
THไทย
ด่าง
dawng
TLTL
alkalin
al-ka-lin
TRTürkçe
alkalin
al-ka-lin
UKУкраїнська
лужний
luzhnyy
URاردو
بُزز
bu-zz
VITiếng Việt
bazơ
ba-zo
YOYO
alkali
al-ka-li
ZH中文
碱性
jiǎn xìng
ZUZU
alkali
al-ka-li

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