Alchemicallyadverb
By means of, or in terms of, alchemy.
Alchemicallyadverb
In the manner of alchemy.
Alchemynoun
(uncountable) The ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry.
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(countable) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
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Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
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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.
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A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet.
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Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.
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a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
Alchemynoun
the way two individuals relate to each other;
Alchemynoun
the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned with the transmutation of matter, in particular with attempts to convert base metals into gold or find a universal elixir
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a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination
Alchemy
Alchemy (from Arabic: al-kīmiyā; from Ancient Greek: khumeía) is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practiced in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. In its Western form, alchemy is first attested in a number of pseudepigraphical texts written in Greco-Roman Egypt during the first few centuries CE.Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials.