| n. | 1. | An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry. |
| 2. | A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet. | |
| 3. | Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious. |
| Noun | 1. | alchemy - a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times |
| 2. | alchemy - the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" Synonyms: interpersonal chemistry, chemistry |
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