ALCHEMIST
Al"che*mist, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. alquemiste, F. alchimiste.]
Defn: One who practices alchemy.
You are alchemist; make gold. Shak.
ALCHEMISTIC; ALCHEMISTICAL
Al`che*mis"tic, Al`che*mis"tic*al, a.
Defn: Relating to or practicing alchemy.
Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators. Burke.
ALCHEMISTRY
Al"che*mis*try, n.
Defn: Alchemy. [Obs.]
ALCHEMIZE
Al"che*mize, v. t.
Defn: To change by alchemy; to transmute. Lovelace.
ALCHEMY Al"che*my, n. Etym: [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al- kimia, fr. late Gr. alquimia, It. alchimia. Gr. fundere to pour, Goth. guitan, AS. geótan, to pour, and so to E. fuse. See Fuse, and cf. Chemistry.]
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.