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Meanings of universal solvent in inglês

espanhol
alkahest

Hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists.

alkahest
Usage of universal solvent in inglês
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But it probably makes the water a pretty good imitation of a universal solvent.
Masters of Space
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Why speculate at all, with this universal solvent at hand?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 / A Magazine ...
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The Judge's face, indeed, rigid and singularly white, refuses to melt into this universal solvent.
The House of the Seven Gables
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The civilized world has adopted these as the universal solvent of its vast masses of obligation.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 / A Maga...
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Enjoyment is the universal solvent of all arguments.
The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale
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WATER: The universal solvent, absolutely necessary for life.
Diet and Health; With Key to the Calories
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We also learned that these three principals, when combined and perfectly balanced, create the universal solvent, vitriol.
Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot
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It is the closest thing we have to a universal solvent, able to tear apart other compounds.
The Guardian
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Sympathy is the universal solvent.
Friends in Council — First Series
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It is equivalent to saying that political economy is not everything, does not comprehend everything, is not the universal solvent.
Sophisms of the Protectionists
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Well, actually, a universal solvent would be very bad to have because you couldn't make a container to hold it-
Beyond The Frontier: Invincible
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The assistant holds up a fizzing, hissing, corked bottle of green liquid and exclaims he has discovered a universal solvent.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
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And I mean never." "Humour is the universal solvent against the abrasive elements of life," Mr Simpson continued.
News.com.au
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That's like... universal solvent.
Beyond The Frontier: Invincible
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It is only the high-bred gentleman and the rowdy that normally resort to blows as the universal solvent of differences of opinion.
The Theory of the Leisure Class
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We must therefore turn to Shakespeare-humannature's universal solvent-forlight on this as we would on any other question of his time.
Shakespeare's Insomnia, and the Causes Thereof
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