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alchemy in Arabic

اَلْخِيمِيَاء al-ḵīmiyāʔ

/ˈælkəmi/

alchemy in Arabic: اَلْخِيمِيَاء (al-ḵīmiyāʔ), خِيمِيَاء (ḵīmiyāʔ). In English, alchemy means the premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.

Arabic words for alchemy

ancient chemistry
اَلْخِيمِيَاء al-ḵīmiyāʔ, خِيمِيَاء ḵīmiyāʔ

English meaning of alchemy

  1. noun The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
  2. noun The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
  3. noun Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.

Full definition of alchemy

alchemy in a sentence

  • The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the supposed leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.

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Questions about alchemy in Arabic

What is the meaning of alchemy in Arabic?
Alchemy in Arabic is اَلْخِيمِيَاء (al-ḵīmiyāʔ), خِيمِيَاء (ḵīmiyāʔ).
ما معنى كلمة alchemy؟
Alchemy: اَلْخِيمِيَاء (al-ḵīmiyāʔ), خِيمِيَاء (ḵīmiyāʔ).
What does alchemy mean in English?
Alchemy means the premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.

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