Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Alembroth"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alembroth \A*lem"broth\ (-br[o^]th), n. [Origin uncertain.]
The {salt of wisdom} of the alchemists, a double salt
composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was
formerly used as a stimulant. --Brande & C.
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