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Azoth
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noun mercury, regarded by alchemists as the assumed first principle of all metals.
the universal remedy of Paracelsus.
Origin of azoth
1470–80; ≪ Arabic az zā'ūq the quicksilver
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الزُّوق (az-zūq), from Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”).
Pronunciation
Noun
azoth (uncountable)
https://gnosticteachings.org/courses/alchemy/3363-the-secret-of-azoth.html
noun mercury, regarded by alchemists as the assumed first principle of all metals.
the universal remedy of Paracelsus.
Origin of azoth
1470–80; ≪ Arabic az zā'ūq the quicksilver
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الزُّوق (az-zūq), from Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”).
Pronunciation
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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