Alcahest (noun) (historic)
al-ka-hest
The hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists.
Mid 17th century sham Arabic, probably invented by Paracelsus.
Example sentences
“It was the alcahest and the elixir that was most desired.”
Meraki (Μεράκι) (Greek) (noun) me-rah-kee To do something with soul, creativity, and love. When someone cooks with meraki, builds with meraki, writes with meraki, they’ve poured themselves into it. Derived…
