- alchemy al·che·my n
- ['ælkɪmɪ]
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Alchemy — Al che*my, n. [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al k[=i]m[=i]a, fr. late Gr. ?, for ?, a mingling, infusion, ? juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. ? to pour; for chemistry was originally the art of extracting the juices … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ché-SHIZU — (シェシズ）is an underground Japanese improv/folk group consisting of Chie Mukai (向井千恵) and others. The group s sound is dominated by Mukai s vocals and haunting er hu playing. The group was formed in 1980, but is currently inactive. Many notable… … Wikipedia
Ché-Shizu — (シェシズ）is an underground Japanese improv/folk group consisting of Chie Mukai (向井千恵) and others. The group s sound is dominated by Mukai s vocals and er hu playing. The group was formed in 1980, but is currently inactive. Many notable musicians… … Wikipedia
alchemy — al•che•my [[t]ˈæl kə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies 1) a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy of the Middle Ages that attempted to discover an elixir of life and a method for transmuting base metals into gold 2) any seemingly magical process of… … From formal English to slang
alchemy — al·che·my al kə mē n, pl 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… … Medical dictionary
alchemy — al|che|my [ˈælkəmi] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: alquemie, from Medieval Latin alchymia, from Arabic al kimiya the alchemy , from Late Greek chemeia; CHEMOTHERAPY] 1.) a science studied in the Middle Ages, that involved trying to … Dictionary of contemporary English
alchemy — al|che|my [ ælkəmi ] noun uncount 1. ) a type of science that people used in the Middle Ages to try to change ordinary metals into gold 2. ) LITERARY any special power that seems like magic … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
alchemy — al·che·my … English syllables
al|che|my — «AL kuh mee», noun. 1. a combination of chemistry, magic, and philosophy, studied in the Middle Ages. Alchemy tried to find or prepare a substance which would turn cheaper metals into gold and silver and which would also cure any ailment and… … Useful english dictionary
al|che|mis|tic — «AL kuh MIHS tihk», adjective. of or having to do with alchemy or alchemists … Useful english dictionary
al|che|mize — «AL kuh myz», transitive verb, mized, miz|ing. to transmute by alchemy; transform … Useful english dictionary
