Thesaurus: alchemy

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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. 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. [Obs.] Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy. Milton. 3. Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious. Kissing with golden face the meadows green, Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy. Shak.
7. See Alchemic, Alchemist, Alchemistic, Alchemy.
8. n:100 n. a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times