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Philosophers' stone

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of philosopher's stone. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English philosophres ston, a calque of Latin lapis philosophōrum.

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