英语词汇“potable gold”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

potable gold n. now historical (a) a supposed liquid elixir containing gold and capable of conveying eternal youth to the drinker; the elixir of life; (b) a preparation consisting of a suspension of minute particles of gold in oil and alcohol, formerly used as a medicine, and produced by dissolving gold in aqua regia, pouring oil on the resulting solution to absorb the gold and reduce it to particles, pouring off the oil, and mixing with alcohol.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > cordial > made from mineral

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1558 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1911) i. 161 (MED) Not golde potable nor pured quintessence..Surmounte the power of myghti pestilence.]

1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus Pref. sig. A ij ^v A heauenlye water, or rather diuine of the Chymistes..wherof potable gold [L. aurum poculentum], and that philosophers stone much spoken of, but not yet fond, consisteth.

1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health (title) The newe jewell of health, wherein is contayned..the vse and preparation of antimonie, and potable gold.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 608 What wonder then if fields and regions here Breathe forth Elixir pure, and Rivers run Potable Gold .

1712 J. Swift Midas 7 He call'd for Drink; you saw him sup Potable Gold in Golden Cup.

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Aurum Potabile,..old term,..Potable gold.

1992 W. H. Brock Fontana Hist. Chem. i. 19 In Arabic alchemy..we meet for the first time the notion of the philosopher's stone and potable gold or the elixir of life.

单词	potable gold
释义	> as lemmas potable gold potable gold n. now historical (a) a supposed liquid elixir containing gold and capable of conveying eternal youth to the drinker; the elixir of life; (b) a preparation consisting of a suspension of minute particles of gold in oil and alcohol, formerly used as a medicine, and produced by dissolving gold in aqua regia, pouring oil on the resulting solution to absorb the gold and reduce it to particles, pouring off the oil, and mixing with alcohol. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > cordial > made from mineral potable gold1559 aurum potabilea1644 1558 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1911) i. 161 (MED) Not golde potable nor pured quintessence..Surmounte the power of myghti pestilence.] 1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus Pref. sig. A ij ^v A heauenlye water, or rather diuine of the Chymistes..wherof potable gold [L. aurum poculentum], and that philosophers stone much spoken of, but not yet fond, consisteth. 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health (title) The newe jewell of health, wherein is contayned..the vse and preparation of antimonie, and potable gold. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 608 What wonder then if fields and regions here Breathe forth Elixir pure, and Rivers run Potable Gold . View more context for this quotation 1712 J. Swift Midas 7 He call'd for Drink; you saw him sup Potable Gold in Golden Cup. 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Aurum Potabile,..old term,..Potable gold. 1992 W. H. Brock Fontana Hist. Chem. i. 19 In Arabic alchemy..we meet for the first time the notion of the philosopher's stone and potable gold or the elixir of life. extracted from potableadj.n. < as lemmas
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