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alchemy

One entry found for alchemy.
Main Entry: al·che·my
Pronunciation: primarystressal-kschwa-memacron
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -mies
: the medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy whose aims were the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for diseases, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
- al·che·mist /-mschwast/ noun
- al·che·mis·tic /secondarystressal-kschwa-primarystressmis-tik/ or al·che·mis·ti·cal /-ti-kschwal/ adjective