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alchemy in Malay

alkimia

/ˈælkəmi/

alchemy in Malay: alkimia. 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.

Malay words for alchemy

ancient chemistry
alkimia

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 Malay

What is the meaning of alchemy in Malay?
Alchemy in Malay is alkimia.
Apakah maksud alchemy dalam bahasa Melayu?
Alchemy: alkimia.
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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