“philosopher's”

The following 3 entries include the term philosopher's.

philosopher's stone

noun

: an imaginary stone, substance, or chemical preparation believed to have the power of transmuting baser metals into gold and sought by alchemists

philosopher's game

noun

: an old form of chess or checkers played on a double board each side having 24 numbered men cut into circles, triangles, and squares

philosopher's wool

noun

: flowers of zinc


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