Words Like ALCHEMY

We have put together a list of words that are similar to ALCHEMY.

2 Alternative Words Similar to alchemy

1 Chemistry Noun      Synonym Words Like Chemistry
2 Pseudoscience Noun      Synonym Words Like Pseudoscience

1 examples of alchemy

1 a mysterious alchemy brought them together

10 definitions of alchemy

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.
3 Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.
4 a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
5 the way two individuals relate to each other
6 A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity.
7 A seemingly magical power or process of transmuting: "He wondered by what alchemy it was changed, so that what sickened him one hour, maddened him with hunger the next” ( Marjorie K. Rawlings).
8 Medieval chemistry; the doctrines and processes of the early and medieval chemists; in particular, the supposed process, or the search for the process, by which it was hoped to transmute the baser metals into gold.
9 Any magical or mysterious power or process of transmuting or transforming.
10 Formerly, a mixed metal used for utensils, a modification of brass: so called because believed to have been originally formed by the art of alchemy; hence, an imitation, as alchemy was supposed to be of brass: used figuratively by Milton for a trumpet.
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