单词 | alchemy |
释义 | Word Frequency alchemy(ˈælkəmɪ) nounWord forms: plural -mies 1. the pseudoscientific predecessor of chemistry that sought a method of transmuting base metals into gold, an elixir to prolong life indefinitely, a panacea or universal remedy, and an alkahest or universal solvent 2. a power like that of alchemy her beauty had a potent alchemy Derived forms alchemic (ælˈkɛmɪk), alchemical (alˈchemical) or alchemistic (ˌalchemˈistic) adjective Word origin C14 alkamye, via Old French from Medieval Latin alchimia, from Arabic al-kīmiyā', from al the + kīmiyā' transmutation, from Late Greek khēmeia the art of transmutation |
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