Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun philosopher's_stone

1 sense of philosopher's stone

Sense 1
philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, elixir -- (hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold)
       => substance -- (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man")