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philosopher's stones

philosopher's stones is the plural of philosopher's stone.

Meaning of philosopher's stone

Noun

philosopher's stone (plural philosopher's stones)

  1. A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.
    • Men talke much […] of the Philoſophers ſtone, that it turneth copper into gold; […]1611, [Miles Smith], “The Translators to the Reader”, in The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC
  2. A piece of such a substance.

Noun capitalized: Philosopher's Stones

Philosopher's Stones

  1. (plural) plural of Philosopher's Stone

Questions about philosopher's stones

What is philosopher's stones the plural of?
Philosopher's stones is the plural of philosopher's stone.
What part of speech is philosopher's stones?
Philosopher's stones is a noun.

Words near philosopher's stones in the dictionary

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

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