In alchemy, a red powder or elixir supposedly capable of transmuting base metals into gold; part of alchemical mythology.
From Medieval Latin and alchemical texts, possibly derived from carmine due to its red coloration, or from an Arabic root; exact origin obscure.
Carmot appears in 17th-century alchemical manuscripts as one of the legendary 'great works'—alchemists were essentially chemists before chemistry, and their obsession with transformation did lead to real discoveries.
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