alchemicadj.

Brit.

/alˈkɛmɪk/, U.S.

/ælˈkɛmɪk/

Forms: 1500s–1800s alchymic, 1600s alchimic, 1600s alchymick, 1600s alchymicke, 1800s– alchemic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alchimicus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin alchimicus of or relating to alchemy (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < alchimia alchemy n. + classical Latin -icus -ic suffix. Compare Middle French alkimique , Middle French, French alchimique (second half of the 14th cent. in an isolated attestation as alquinique (transmission error) in figurative sense ‘counterfeit’, 1547 or earlier in sense ‘of or relating to alchemy’), German †alchimisch (1529 as †alchimeisch ; also †alchemisch ; the usual German adjective is alchimistisch alchemistic adj.). Compare chemic adj., chemical adj., and earlier alchemical adj.

1. Of or relating to alchemy.In quot. 1646: made of alchemy metal (alchemy n. 2).

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1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iv. f. 245^v A potable Gold prepared after the maner of the Alchimisters..which the Aucthour borrowed, out of an olde Alchymic booke written.

1646 in G. F. Dow Probate Rec. Essex County, Mass. (1916) I. 89 21 brasse alchimic spoones att 2d. ob.

1757 J. Dyer Fleece ii. 76 O'er alchymic fire, seeking the secret source of gold.

1780 J. Graham Sketch Dr. Graham’s Med. Apparatus 21 In these great magazines or reservoirs we occasionally accumulate and condense the running electrical fire..for acting with a kind of almighty power on alchymic substances.

1815 F. Barrett Lives Alchemystical Philosophers Introd. 3 The same alchemic knowledge is ascribed to Saint John the Divine.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics II. viii. viii. 290 Theosophists who mingled in hopeless confusion, religious doctrine, and alchemic process.

1979 World Archaeol. 11 79 The scientific and alchemic work of the Islamic period was firmly rooted in the traditions of the classical world.

1991 Fantasy Spring 16/2 His shot was filled with furnaces, athanors, and other alchemic equipage.

2. figurative. Involving or producing a seemingly magical or miraculous transformation.

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1835 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 37 440 Sweet as ottar of roses distilled by the alchymic sun.

1902 I. G. Penn & J. W. E. Bowen United Negro xx. 408 With alchemic potency the teacher turns the character of the pupil into pure gold or cankerous brass.

2004 N.Y. Times 10 July b1/2 The monument's staying power..comes from an alchemic mix of municipal lenience, continuing usefulness and uncommon respect.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alchemic
释义	alchemicadj. Brit. /alˈkɛmɪk/, U.S. /ælˈkɛmɪk/ Forms: 1500s–1800s alchymic, 1600s alchimic, 1600s alchymick, 1600s alchymicke, 1800s– alchemic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alchimicus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin alchimicus of or relating to alchemy (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < alchimia alchemy n. + classical Latin -icus -ic suffix. Compare Middle French alkimique , Middle French, French alchimique (second half of the 14th cent. in an isolated attestation as alquinique (transmission error) in figurative sense ‘counterfeit’, 1547 or earlier in sense ‘of or relating to alchemy’), German †alchimisch (1529 as †alchimeisch ; also †alchemisch ; the usual German adjective is alchimistisch alchemistic adj.). Compare chemic adj., chemical adj., and earlier alchemical adj. 1. Of or relating to alchemy.In quot. 1646: made of alchemy metal (alchemy n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > [adjective] alchemical1559 alchemistical1559 alchemic1576 chemic1576 spagyrical1594 spagyric1596 alchymistrical1682 alchemistic1689 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iv. f. 245^v A potable Gold prepared after the maner of the Alchimisters..which the Aucthour borrowed, out of an olde Alchymic booke written. 1646 in G. F. Dow Probate Rec. Essex County, Mass. (1916) I. 89 21 brasse alchimic spoones att 2d. ob. 1757 J. Dyer Fleece ii. 76 O'er alchymic fire, seeking the secret source of gold. 1780 J. Graham Sketch Dr. Graham’s Med. Apparatus 21 In these great magazines or reservoirs we occasionally accumulate and condense the running electrical fire..for acting with a kind of almighty power on alchymic substances. 1815 F. Barrett Lives Alchemystical Philosophers Introd. 3 The same alchemic knowledge is ascribed to Saint John the Divine. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics II. viii. viii. 290 Theosophists who mingled in hopeless confusion, religious doctrine, and alchemic process. 1979 World Archaeol. 11 79 The scientific and alchemic work of the Islamic period was firmly rooted in the traditions of the classical world. 1991 Fantasy Spring 16/2 His shot was filled with furnaces, athanors, and other alchemic equipage. 2. figurative. Involving or producing a seemingly magical or miraculous transformation. ΚΠ 1835 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 37 440 Sweet as ottar of roses distilled by the alchymic sun. 1902 I. G. Penn & J. W. E. Bowen United Negro xx. 408 With alchemic potency the teacher turns the character of the pupil into pure gold or cankerous brass. 2004 N.Y. Times 10 July b1/2 The monument's staying power..comes from an alchemic mix of municipal lenience, continuing usefulness and uncommon respect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1576
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