PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
\fɪlˈɒsəfəz stˈə͡ʊn], \fɪlˈɒsəfəz stˈəʊn], \f_ɪ_l_ˈɒ_s_ə_f_ə_z s_t_ˈəʊ_n]\
Definitions of PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
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a hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
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- Treatment diffuse suppurative peritonitis elevation head bed so as to favor drainage tube passed through an incision in the right iliac fossa, and by continuous irrigation of rectum with a physiological salt solution.