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philosopher's lamp

philosopher's lamp noun: synonym of Döbereiner's lamp.

Noun

philosopher's lamp

  1. Synonym of Döbereiner's lamp.

Synonyms of philosopher's lamp

Questions about philosopher's lamp

What does philosopher's lamp mean?
Philosopher's lamp means synonym of Döbereiner's lamp.
What part of speech is philosopher's lamp?
Philosopher's lamp is a noun.

Words near philosopher's lamp in the dictionary

  1. philosopher kings
  2. philosopher of fire
  3. philosopher's egg
  4. philosopher's eggs
  5. philosopher's game
  6. philosopher's lamp
  7. philosopher's stone
  8. philosopher's stones
  9. philosopher's tree
  10. philosopher's wool
  11. philosopher-king

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