azoth
English
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الزُّوق (az-zūq), from Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: äʹzŏth, IPA(key): /ˈɑːzɒθ/
- (US) enPR: ăʹzôth, IPA(key): /ˈæzɔθ/
Noun
azoth (uncountable)
- (alchemy) The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.
- The universal remedy of Paracelsus.
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