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At alcahest , the definition reads, the universal solvent; at alkahest , which is merely a spelling variant, the definition is, a pretended universal solvent, from which one might conclude that the first is the real thing.
For instance, just because we now know that the alkahest (or alcahest ), phlogiston , and the philosopher's stone do not exist, they must still be listed in dictionaries, just as the words for abstract notions like honesty, integrity, beauty, truth , and so forth have a place.