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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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  1. n. 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. n. A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet.
  3. n. Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.
  4. n. the way two individuals relate to each other
  5. n. a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
  6. See Alchemic, Alchemist, Alchemistic, Alchemy.
  7. n:100 n. a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times