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   Al·che·my

   /ˈalkəmē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. It was concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir: "occult sciences, such as alchemy and astrology"
   • ▪ a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination: "finding the person who's right for you requires a very subtle alchemy"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French and medieval Latin from Arabic al-kīmiyā', from al ‘the’ + kīmiyā' (from Greek khēmia, khēmeia ‘art of transmuting metals’).

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