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Meanings of alchemy in English

Russian
алхимия
Portuguese
alquimia
Spanish
alquimia
Catalan
alquímia
Wikidata

Philosophical and protoscientific tradition studying chemicals and medicines.

алхимия
Portuguese
alquimia
Catalan
alquímia
Spanish
alquimia

The way two individuals relate to each other.

alquimia
Synonyms
Examples for "chemistry"
Examples for "chemistry"
1
Really good meeting, great chemistry, Trump said on Twitter late on Thursday.
Reuters
2
The measured values are in good agreement with chemistry-based melanin extraction methods.
Pubmed
3
Of course the Industrial Revolution and modern synthetic chemistry have benefited us.
The story of stuff
4
To understand cheese cooking, we need to understand the chemistry of melting.
On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
5
They really have great chemistry and that's something that you can't create.
Reuters
Usage of alchemy in English
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It was just as Mandrag said: Nine tenths of alchemy was chemistry.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
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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
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This is food as alchemy, the unfinished product of an enquiring mind.
The Guardian
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The crew charged with performing this alchemy was gone for the day.
The burglar who painted like mondrian
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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
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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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