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Alchemy

Alchemy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Alchemy? [n] a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times [n] the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Alchemy: chemistry \| interpersonal chemistry Related Terms \| Find terms related to Alchemy: about-face \| assimilation \| assumption \| becoming \| bewitchery \| change \| change-over \| charm \| conversion \| divination \| enchantment \| fetishism \| flip-flop \| glamour \| gramarye \| growth \| hoodoo \| juju \| jujuism \| lapse \| magic \| natural magic \| naturalization \| necromancy \| obeah \| passage \| progress \| reconversion \| reduction \| re-formation \| resolution \| reversal \| rune \| shamanism \| shift \| sorcery \| sortilege \| spell \| spellbinding \| spellcasting \| switch \| switch-over \| sympathetic magic \| thaumaturgia \| thaumaturgics \| thaumaturgism \| thaumaturgy \| theurgy \| transformation \| transit \| transition \| turning into \| vampirism \| volte-face \| voodoo \| voodooism \| wanga \| white magic \| witchcraft \| witchery \| witchwork \| wizardry See Also \| pseudoscience \| social relation Alchemy In Webster's Dictionary \Al"che*my\, n. [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al-k[=i]m[=i]a, fr. late Gr. ?, for ?, a mingling, infusion, ? juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. ? to pour; for chemistry was originally the art of extracting the juices from plants for medicinal purposes. Cf. Sp. alquimia, It. alchimia. Gr. ? is prob. akin to L. fundere to pour, Goth. guitan, AS. ge['o]tan, to pour, and so to E. fuse. See {Fuse}, and cf. {Chemistry}.] 1. An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry. 2. A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet. [Obs.] Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy. --Milton. 3. Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious. Kissing with golden face the meadows green, Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy. --Shak.

Alchemy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alchemy?

[n] a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
[n] the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alchemy: chemistry | interpersonal chemistry

See Also | pseudoscience | social relation

Alchemy In Webster's Dictionary

\Al"che*my\, n. [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar.
al-k[=i]m[=i]a, fr. late Gr. ?, for ?, a mingling, infusion,
? juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. ?
to pour; for chemistry was originally the art of extracting
the juices from plants for medicinal purposes. Cf. Sp.
alquimia, It. alchimia. Gr. ? is prob. akin to L. fundere to
pour, Goth. guitan, AS. ge['o]tan, to pour, and so to E.
fuse. See {Fuse}, and cf. {Chemistry}.]
1. An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals
   into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for
   diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.

2. A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for
   various utensils; hence, a trumpet. [Obs.]

         Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy. --Milton.

3. Miraculous power of transmuting something common into
   something precious.

         Kissing with golden face the meadows green, Gilding
         pale streams with heavenly alchemy.   --Shak.

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