azoth
English
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الزُوقْ, from Arabic الزّاوُوق (az-zāwūq).
Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: äʹzŏth, IPA: /ˈɑːzɒθ/, X-SAMPA: /"A:zQT/
- (US) enPR: ăʹzäth, IPA: /ˈæzɑθ/, X-SAMPA: /"{zAT/
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.