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alchemyOne entry found. Main Entry: al·che·my Pronunciation: \ˈal-kə-mē\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English alkamie, alquemie, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French alkimie, from Medieval Latin alchymia, from Arabic al-kīmiyā', from al the + kīmiyā' alchemy, from Late Greek chēmeia Date: 14th century 1 : a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life — al·chem·i·cal \-mi-kəl\ also al·chem·ic \al-ˈke-mik\ adjective — al·chem·i·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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