philosopher's stone

1. 1.

   hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold

   Synonymsphilosophers' stoneelixir

   Broadersubstance

Questions about philosopher's stone

What does philosopher's stone mean?

philosopher's stone means "hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold".

What is another word for philosopher's stone?

Close synonyms include philosophers' stone, elixir. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.