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Meanings of alchemy in English

Russian
алхимия
Portuguese
alquimia
Spanish
alquimia
Catalan
alquímia
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Philosophical and protoscientific tradition studying chemicals and medicines.

        алхимия
        Portuguese
        alquimia
        Catalan
        alquímia
        Spanish
        alquimia

        The way two individuals relate to each other.

              alquimia
              Usage of alchemy in English
              1
              It was just as Mandrag said: Nine tenths of alchemy was chemistry.
              The Slow Regard of Silent Things
              2
              Richard Li's financial alchemy fails to wow Imagine China chooses all-out disobedience.
              Reuters
              3
              The rocks are smoothed with the attrition of the alchemy of years.
              Australia Twice Traversed / The Romance of Exploration, Being a ...
              4
              And I've always enjoyed the alchemy that exists between different human beings.
              The Irish Times
              5
              The everyday alchemy of creating food for the body and the mind.
              On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
              6
              This is food as alchemy, the unfinished product of an enquiring mind.
              The Guardian
              7
              The crew charged with performing this alchemy was gone for the day.
              The burglar who painted like mondrian
              8
              When the audience changes from passive to active, a real alchemy occurs.
              The Guardian
              9
              Everyone thinks chemistry and alchemy are so similar, but they're really not.
              The Name of the Wind
              10
              By the terrible alchemy of egotism you converted your remorse into rage.
              Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions. Volume 2 (of 2)
              11
              Perhaps I am wrong in implying that alchemy is an extinct folly.
              Over the Teacups
              12
              I thought he was confining himself to alchemy since his last interrogation.
              The Oracle Glass
              13
              Among the sciences which this pretender hath professed is that of alchemy.
              The Kitáb-i-Íqán
              14
              The rudimentary chemistry that overthrew alchemy had nothing so obvious and palpable.
              A History of Science — Volume 4
              15
              The dreadful alchemy of war had made her a stranger to herself.
              The Last Shot
              16
              Whoever wrought and factored this was living proof that alchemy was art.
              The Slow Regard of Silent Things
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