azoth
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Andalusian Arabic الزُّوق (az-zūq), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: äʹzŏth, IPA(key): /ˈɑːzɒθ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ăʹzôth, IPA(key): /ˈæzɔθ/
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.