Definition
An obsolete or variant term for a mineral substance or alchemical preparation, its exact nature unclear in modern chemistry.
Etymology
Possibly derived from Arabic al-kafrah or Hebrew origins related to alchemical nomenclature. The term appears in medieval texts but has largely fallen out of use in modern scientific terminology.
Kelly Says
Alkaphrah is a linguistic ghost word—it exists in old alchemical manuscripts but nobody's entirely sure what substance the medieval alchemists were actually describing, making it a puzzle for both chemists and historians.
Translations
ARالعربية
الكلفر
al-kaf-ra
BNবাংলা
আল্কাফ্রা
alkapra
CACatalà
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
CSČeština
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
DADansk
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
DEDeutsch
Alkafra
al-ka-fra
ELΕλληνικά
αλκαφρά
al-ka-fra
ESEspañol
alcafrá
al-ka-fra
FISuomi
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
FRFrançais
alcafra
al-ka-fra
HEעברית
אל-קפרא
el-ka-fra
HIहिन्दी
अल्काफ्रा
al-ka-fra
HUMagyar
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
IDBahasa Indonesia
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
ITItaliano
alcafrá
al-ka-fra
KMKM
អល្កាហ្វ្រា
al-ka-fra
MSBahasa Melayu
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
MYမြန်မာ
အလ်ကာဖရာ
al-ka-fya
NLNederlands
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
NONorsk
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
PLPolski
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
PTPortuguês
alcafrá
al-ka-fra
RORomână
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
RUРусский
алкафра
alkapra
SVSvenska
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
SWKiswahili
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
TAதமிழ்
அல் கஃபரா
al ka-fura
TEతెలుగు
అల్కఫ్రా
alkapra
TLTL
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
TRTürkçe
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah
UKУкраїнська
алкафра
alkapra
VITiếng Việt
alkaphrah
al-ka-frah