Geber

[ jee-ber ]
/ ˈdʒi bər /

noun

Jabir ibn Hayyan,8th-century a.d., Arab alchemist.
Also Jabir.

British Dictionary definitions for jabir ibn hayyan (1 of 2)

Jabir ibn Hayyan
/ (ˈdʒɑːbɪə ˌiːbən hɑːˈjɑːn) /

noun

?721–?815. Arab alchemist, whose many works enjoyed enormous esteem among later alchemists, such as Geber

British Dictionary definitions for jabir ibn hayyan (2 of 2)

Geber
/ (ˈdʒiːbə) /

noun

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