In Europe, the creation of a philosopher's stone was variously connected with all of these projects. In English, the term is often limited to descriptions of European alchemy, but similar practices existed in the Far East, the Indian subcontinent, and the Muslim world.
The adjective amicable means friendly â but in particular, use it when describing relations one might otherwise expect to be unfriendly. The end of a romantic relationship that's less than amicable might involve broken dishes or broken bones. Amicable refers to a friendliness or goodwill between people or groups. Amiable refers to one personâs friendly disposition. A group might have an amicable meeting, because the people there are amiable.
Implacable is based on the Latin verb placare, meaning to calm or to soothe.. It joins the negative im- to the root to describe something that cannot be calmed or soothed or altered. The root placare also gave us placate.