Chemic

//ˈkɛmɪk// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A solution of chloride of lime, used in bleaching. obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To bleach with a solution of chloride of lime. obsolete, transitive
Adjective
  1. 1
    Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences. archaic, not-comparable
  2. 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. 3
    Chemical. archaic, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or used in chemistry wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
chemicalchemical

Example

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"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.

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