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azoth(dictionary)

impetus (iou) and azoth (iou)


impetus (iou)



impetus noun. M17.
[Latin = assault, force, from impetere assail, formed as IM-1 + petere seek.]
The force or energy with which a body moves; impulsion. M17.
A. Thwaite The current..takes its impetus and gathers speed Only beyond the sluice-gate.
fig. Moving force, (an) impulse, a stimulus. M17.
H. Arendt Only in Austria did the revolutionary impetus find its natural outlet. M. Muggeridge A visit..by Gandhi..gave a great impetus to Swarajist sentiment among the students.

azoth (iou)



azoth noun. L15.
[Hispano-Arab. az-zu&kdbelow; from Arab. az-zawu&kdbelow;: see AL-2.]
(The alchemists' name for) mercury, as the first principle of metals. Also, Paracelsus' universal remedy.