English[edit]

Alkahest is an item in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Alkahest is the 'universal solvent', and as such it's an important item to have in order to carry out alchemy on a great scale. Banner saga 2 ending choices. They are used via Johannes's 'Dismantle' service and serve to break apart items into their component. Alcahest: 1 n hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists Synonyms: alkahest, universal solvent Type of: dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances.

Etymology[edit]

Pixwords help czech. Borrowed from Late Latinalcahest, apparently coined by Paracelsus, as pseudo-Arabic.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (UK)IPA^(key): /ˈal.kə.hɛst/

Noun[edit]

alkahest (pluralalkahests)

1. (now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists. [from 17th c.]
   • 2006, Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, Arrow 2007, p. 267:

     This perspective stimulated the alchemical quest for a ‘universal solvent’, that would dissolve and homogenize all substances – a solvent that Paracelsus named the alkahest.