ALL meanings of alchemy
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A a - uncountable noun alchemy Alchemy was a form of chemistry studied in the Middle Ages, which was concerned with trying to discover ways to change ordinary metals into gold. 3
- uncountable noun alchemy Alchemy is the power to change or create things in a way which seems mysterious and magical. 3
- noun alchemy the pseudoscientific predecessor of chemistry that sought a method of transmuting base metals into gold, an elixir to prolong life indefinitely, a panacea or universal remedy, and an alkahest or universal solvent 3
- noun alchemy a power like that of alchemy 3
- noun alchemy an early form of chemistry, with philosophic and magical associations, studied in the Middle Ages: its chief aims were to change base metals into gold and to discover the elixir of perpetual youth 3
- noun alchemy a power or process of changing one thing into another; esp., a seemingly miraculous power or process of changing a thing into something better 3
- noun alchemy medieval chemistry 1
- noun alchemy transformational process 1
- noun alchemy The medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. It was concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir. 1
- noun plural alchemy a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life. 1
- noun plural alchemy any magical power or process of transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value. 1
- noun plural alchemy any seemingly magical process of transforming or combining elements into something new: Through some kind of alchemy he has reinvented himself as a writer. 1
- noun alchemy (Uncountable Noun) The ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry. 0
- noun alchemy (Countable Noun) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation. 0
- noun alchemy (Countable Noun) (computing, slang) Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm. 0