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noun
The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The universal remedy of Paracelsus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
From Andalusian Arabic الزُّوق (az-zūq), from Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”). Not related to azote.
