Chemic
/ˈkɛmɪk/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A chemist or (earlier) an alchemist. archaic
"like the Chymicks masculine equall fire, / Which in the Lymbecks warme wombe doth inspire / Into th'earths worthlesse part a soule of gold […]"
- 2 A solution of chloride of lime, used in bleaching. obsolete
Verb
- 1 To bleach with a solution of chloride of lime. obsolete, transitive
Adjective
- 1 Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences. archaic, not-comparable
- 2 Produced through alchemy; counterfeit. not-comparable, obsolete
"a chymic treasure / Is glittering Youth, which I have spent betimes— / My heart in passion, and my head on rhymes."
- 3 Chemical. archaic, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 relating to or used in chemistry wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"a chymic treasure / Is glittering Youth, which I have spent betimes— / My heart in passion, and my head on rhymes."
Etymology
From Late Latin chemicus, chimicus, chymicus.