Geber

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒiːbə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jē′bər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ge•ber  ( jē′bər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical(Jabir ibn Hayyan) 8th-century a.d. Arab alchemist.
Also, Jabir. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Geber / ˈdʒiːbə/
  1. Latinized form of Jabir, assumed in honour of Jabir ibn Hayyan by a 14th-century alchemist, probably Spanish: he described the preparation of nitric and sulphuric acids
'Geber' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Jabir - Jabir ibn Hayyan

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