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[ US /ˈæɫkəmi/ ]
[ US /ˈæɫkəmi/ ]
NOUN
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the way two individuals relate to each other
a mysterious alchemy brought them together
their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other - a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
How To Use alchemy In A Sentence
- In fact, little by little the term necromancy lost its strict meaning and was applied to all forms of black art, becoming closely associated with alchemy, witchcraft, and magic. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
- Newton had indeed been inspired by theories of sympathies and antipathies in alchemy and Hermetic philosophy.
- No matter what happens, Aube says Alchemy will continue to focus on the organizational infrastructure that makes a good cause not only well-run but financially viable. Steven Crandell: Annenberg's Alchemy
- The moment somebody thinks they've nailed the grand alchemy that makes Dali a genius somebody else came along and offers a new, kookier explanation. The Birth of Girma Dali
- The resulting alchemy, about an 80/20 ratio of corn to barley, is then aged in barrels that have housed French pinot noir and American whiskey, as well as new unused barrels. Tony Sachs: When the Leaves Turn Brown, So Does the Booze: Three New Whiskeys for Autumn
- This Kristo's horoscope site had some interesting stuff on it that I want to come back and check out, about dreams, astrology, alchemy, intuition and some other junk.
- Just outside the forming neutron star conditions are right for this kind of nuclear alchemy.
- Ashmole was fascinated by magic, alchemy and astrology, and befriended many astrologers regardless of political allegiance.
- Without the alchemy that each green leaf performs from sunup to sundown during the growing season, life simply could not be.
- Smith's collage imagery in this film more directly alludes to his particular interests, drawing as they do on ‘Cabalistic symbolism, Indian chiromancy […] dancing, Buddhist mandalas, and Renaissance alchemy’.