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Definitions for azothˈæz ɒθ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

az•othˈæz ɒθ(n.)

  1. mercury, regarded by alchemists as the assumed first principle of all metals.

  2. the universal remedy of Paracelsus.

Origin of azoth:

1470–80; 蠐 Ar az zā'ūq the quicksilver

Wiktionary

  1. azoth(Noun)

    The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.

  2. azoth(Noun)

    The universal remedy of Paracelsus.

    3. Origin: From الزوق, from زاووق.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Azoth(noun)

    the first principle of metals, i. e., mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them

  2. Azoth(noun)

    the universal remedy of Paracelsus

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