azoth

English

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الزُّوق (az-zūq), from Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: äʹzŏth, IPA^(key): /ˈɑːzɒθ/
• (US) enPR: ăʹzôth, IPA^(key): /ˈæzɔθ/

Noun

azoth (uncountable)

1. (alchemy) The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.
2. The universal remedy of Paracelsus.

Related terms

• azogue