Words Like ALCHEMY
We have put together a list of words that are similar to ALCHEMY.
2 Alternative Words Similar to alchemy
1 examples of alchemy
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a mysterious alchemy brought them together
10 definitions of alchemy
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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
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the way two individuals relate to each other
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Any magical or mysterious power or process of transmuting or transforming.
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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.