hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

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a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

Involving or extending throughout the entire world; universal, Spanning the world, adverb_ Throughout the world

Of, relating to, or affecting the entire universe, Done, produced, or shared by all members of the class or group under consideration, A trait or pattern of behavior characteristic of all the members of a particular culture or of all humans, a dial by which the hour may be found in any part of the world, or under any elevation of the pole, Of or pertaining to the universe, Common to all members of a group or class.

A diagram, or graphical representation, of certain relations of a system of things, without any pretense to the correct representation of them in other respects; in the Kantian philosophy, a product of the imagination intermediate between an image and a concept. being intuitive, and so capable of being observed, like the former, and general or quasi-general, like the latter, An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind, a schematic or preliminary plan

an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation), The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted, The inference from a universal to a particular proposition, or to one in which the subject is narrower while the predicate remains the same_ as, all crows are black, hence some white crows are black. The example illustrates the danger of such inference

Having a particular liking or fondness for something or someone, Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire, Having a predilection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond, noun_ the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant, a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency, Mathematics A partial derivative

Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches, In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs, One who behaves in a way suggestive of a monkey, as a mischievous child or a mimic, intransitive verb_ To play, fiddle, trifle, or tamper with something, To imitate or mimic; ape, To behave in a mischievous or apish manner, verb_ To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner, [Colloq.] to handle in a meddlesome manner