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Meanings of alchemical in English

Portuguese
alquímico

Related to or concerned with alchemy.

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Examples for "alchemic"
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Bathed in the golden mist, the forest had acquired an alchemic beauty.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
2
It had a crystalline appearance, sugary and alchemic.
Ape House
3
Private-sector competition is seen as alchemic.
The Guardian
4
At first sight, it does not seem as if the two counter-substances represent the required alchemic counter-poles to resin and glass.
Man or Matter / Introduction to a Spiritual Understanding of Nat...
5
The result is a doorstopper book that has sold more than a million copies, and a piece of alchemic magic on screen.
The Guardian
Usage of alchemical in English
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He has done a wonderful, alchemical job with this group of players.
The Guardian
2
I couldn't see the alchemical fuses; they must be under the Wraithstone.
The lies of locke lamora
3
The illumination of the alchemical wedding rested on a wooden book stand.
The Book of Life
4
Pity the secret of that compound was lost with the alchemical abbé.
The Oracle Glass
5
Classical alchemical doctrine teaches that it also has dominion over another province: change.
Cold Days
6
My mind raced, trying to identify the alchemical text that was so similar.
The Book of Life
7
Behind a second door were countless drawers, labeled with alchemical signs and symbols.
The hangman's daughter
8
And suddenly the witches' mark had become a harmless alchemical symbol.
The hangman's daughter
9
We used a lovely alchemical adhesive Simmon had cooked up for the occasion.
The Name of the Wind
10
Hence, gold was more perfect in the alchemical scale than any other metal.
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry
11
But another colleague of Newton, Robert Boyle, also researched alchemical gold.
Map of bones
12
But the alchemical method found it easier to begin by introspection.
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry
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Nothing alchemical, but you've got nutmeg, thyme, clove-allmanner of spices.
The Wise Man’s Fear
14
Most alchemical botanists, in Locke's experience, were enthusiasts of bizarre poisons.
The lies of locke lamora
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Then, the alchemical wedding dissolved, followed by the picture of the two dragons.
The Book of Life
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The alchemical quest for the Philosopher's Stone was a Renaissance obsession.
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Portuguese
alquímico
Alchemical through the time
Alchemical across language varieties
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