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alchemist

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al·che·mist  (lk-mst)
n.
A practitioner of alchemy.
alche·mistic, alche·misti·cal adj.
alchemist [ˈælkəmɪst]
n
(Chemistry / Alchemy) a person who practises alchemy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.alchemistalchemist - one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone
intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
Translations
alchemist [ˈælkɪmɪst] N → alquimista mf
alchemist [ˈælkəmɪst] n → alchimiste mf
alchemist
n → Alchemist(in) m(f)
alchemist [ˈælkɪmɪst] n → alchimista m/f


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This, according to the big brother, was the dwelling-place of an alchemist "old and grey with a long beard.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
On the other side of the house, old Roger Chillingworth arranged his study and laboratory: not such as a modern man of science would reckon even tolerably complete, but provided with a distilling apparatus and the means of compounding drugs and chemicals, which the practised alchemist knew well how to turn to purpose.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
And, in fine, of false sciences I thought I knew the worth sufficiently to escape being deceived by the professions of an alchemist, the predictions of an astrologer, the impostures of a magician, or by the artifices and boasting of any of those who profess to know things of which they are ignorant.
Reason For Discourse by Descartes, Rene View in context
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