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noun
The primitive formless base of all matter, which is the starting material required for the magnum opus and the creation of the philosopher's stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
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History
From Latin prīma māteria (“first matter”).
