Alchemical

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy. not-comparable

    "[Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    related to or concerned with alchemy wordnet

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"[Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes."

Etymology

From alchemy + -ical.

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