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Noun: alchemy  al-ku-mee
  1. A pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times, focused on transforming base metals into gold and finding an elixir of life
    "Medieval alchemy was based more on mysticism than scientific principles"
     
  2. The way two individuals relate to each other
    "a mysterious alchemy brought them together";
    - chemistry, interpersonal chemistry

Derived forms: alchemies

Type of: pseudoscience, social relation

Encyclopedia: Alchemy