Found 3 items, similar to alchemy.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: alchemy ilmu kimia emas
English → English (WordNet) Definition: alchemy alchemy n 1: a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times 2: the way two individuals relate to each other; “their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other”; “a mysterious alchemy brought them together” [syn: chemistry, interpersonal chemistry]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Alchemy Alchemy \Al"che*my\, n. [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al-k[=i]m[=i]a, fr. late Gr. ?, for ?, a mingling, infusion, ? juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. ? to pour; for chemistry was originally the art of extracting the juices from plants for medicinal purposes. Cf. Sp. alquimia, It. alchimia. Gr. ? is prob. akin to L. fundere to pour, Goth. guitan, AS. ge['o]tan, to pour, and so to E. fuse. See Fuse, and cf. Chemistry.] 1. An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry. [1913 Webster] 2. A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious. [1913 Webster] Kissing with golden face the meadows green, Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]