"azoth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːzɒθ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæzɔθ/ [US]
enPR: äʹzŏth [Received-Pronunciation], ăʹzôth [US] Etymology: From Andalusian Arabic الزُّوق (az-zūq), from Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”). Not related to azote. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xaa|الزُّوق|tr=az-zūq}} Andalusian Arabic الزُّوق (az-zūq), {{der|en|ar|زَاؤُوق|الزَّاوُوق|quicksilver}} Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} azoth (uncountable)
  1. (alchemy) The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-azoth-en-noun-SKwlixLU Categories (other): Alchemy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mercury (element), Metals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Mercury (element): 70 30 Disambiguation of Metals: 91 9 Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
  2. The universal remedy of Paracelsus. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-azoth-en-noun-ymi-BqPL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: azogue
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