Definition of Alchemy in Real Context with Images

Definition of Alchemy in real context with images, parts of speech and synonyms for ESL learners with authentic examples and text

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/ˈæl.kə.mi/ (noun)

Definition

an obsolete and unscientific type of chemistry practiced in the Middle Ages which was intended to change or transform base metals like copper into gold and seek a kind of panacea or cure-all for diseases, pseudoscience, transformation, experimentation

a process of transformation or changing which is miraculous and seems like magic

Example

Alchemy is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practiced in China, India, Asia and Europe. Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials. Common aims were chrysopoeia, the transmutation of “base metals” (e.g., lead) into “noble metals” (particularly gold); the creation of an elixir of immortality; and the creation of panaceas able to cure any disease.

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Parts of speech

Noun: alchemist

Adjective: alchemic

Adjective: alchemical

Adverb: alchemically