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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
alchemy /ˈalkɪmi/
▶noun
- 1 the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir.
- 2 a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination.
– derivatives
alchemic /alˈkɛmɪk/ adjective,
alchemical adjective,
alchemist noun,
alchemize (or alchemise) verb.
alchemic /alˈkɛmɪk/ adjective,
alchemical adjective,
alchemist noun,
alchemize (or alchemise) verb.
– origin ME: via OFr. and med. L. from Arab. alkīmiyā', from al ‘the’ + kīmiyā' (from Gk khēmia, khēmeia ‘art of transmuting metals’).
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