azoth

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • From Andalusian Arabic الزُّوق, from Arabic زاووق ("quicksilver").

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