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philosophers' stone
noun
- a substance sought by alchemists that would be capable of transmuting baser metals into gold or silver and of prolonging life.
philosopher's stone
noun
- a stone or substance thought by alchemists to be capable of transmuting base metals into gold
philosopher's stone
- The stone or material that practitioners of alchemy believed capable of changing other metals into gold.
Notes
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of philosophers' stone1
Example Sentences
Phosphorus was discovered in the late 17th century by a Hamburg alchemist, Hennig Brand, who inadvertently isolated it while seeking the storied 鈥減hilosophers鈥 stone鈥 that would transform ordinary metals into gold.
The element was associated with immortality thanks to alchemy, the biotech of the Middle Ages, which centered on the search for the Philosophers鈥 Stone.
You can hear traces of Darkside in the other鈥檚 respective solo projects, but their fusion operates like a philosophers鈥 stone.
The fact is that applying the scientific method to alchemy did, in the end, turn alchemy into chemistry and remove any rational basis for belief in things like the Philosophers鈥 Stone, supposed to turn base metal into gold.
Each is embellished with vibrant figures and verses, which set out the process for making the philosophers鈥 stone and the elixir of life.
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