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philosophers' stone

or philos顎僶pher's stone顎

noun

Alchemy.
  1. 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

  1. a stone or substance thought by alchemists to be capable of transmuting base metals into gold
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

philosopher's stone

  1. The stone or material that practitioners of alchemy believed capable of changing other metals into gold.
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Notes

Figuratively, the 鈥減hilosopher's stone鈥 is a substance thought to be capable of regenerating man spiritually.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of philosophers' stone1

Middle English word dating back to 1350鈥1400
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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.

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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.

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You can hear traces of Darkside in the other鈥檚 respective solo projects, but their fusion operates like a philosophers鈥 stone.

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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.

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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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