alchemically

al·che·my

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [al-kuh-mee]
- /ˈæl kə mi/
- /ælˈk.e.mək.l̩i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [al-kuh-mee]
- /ˈæl kə mi/

Definitions of alchemically word

adverb alchemically in an alchemical manner 3
noun plural alchemically a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life. 1
noun plural alchemically any magical power or process of transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value. 1
noun plural alchemically any seemingly magical process of transforming or combining elements into something new: Through some kind of alchemy he has reinvented himself as a writer. 1
noun alchemically In a manner relating to alchemy. 1

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Origin of alchemically

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-1375; earlier alchimie < Old French alquemie < Medieval Latin alchymia < Arabic al the + kīmiyā' < Greek kēmeía transmutation; replacing Middle English alconomye, equivalent to alk(imie) + (astr)onomye astronomy

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alchemically popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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