alembroth
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "1802–1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature It contains about 2500 inhabitants, parations of alembroth salt, given by the old writers of is a marquisate, and has 13 parishes belonging to its district"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: alembrottus, -