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alembroth

alembroth noun: the "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.

Noun

alembroth (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
    • It contains about 2500 inhabitants, parations of alembroth salt, given by the old writers of is a marquisate, and has 13 parishes belonging to its district1802–1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature

Forms of alembroth

alternative formalebrot
alternative formallabrot

Origin of alembroth

From post-classical Latin alembrottus, likely derived from an Arabic term; further etymology uncertain.

Words formed from alembroth

Questions about alembroth

What does alembroth mean?
Alembroth means the "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
What part of speech is alembroth?
Alembroth is a noun.

Words near alembroth in the dictionary

  1. alembication
  2. alembications
  3. alembick
  4. alembicks
  5. alembics
  6. alembroth
  7. alemonger
  8. alemongers
  9. alemow
  10. alemtuzumab
  11. Alemu

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