Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
Used in a Sentence
alchemical
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for alchemical.
Editorial note
A preference for some economic texts over others seems more like a preference for some alchemical texts over others than a preference for chemistry texts over alchemical texts.
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Definitions3
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Quick take
Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of alchemical gathered in one view.
Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material.
(alchemy) Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for alchemical.
adjective
Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
adjective
Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material.
adjective
(alchemy) Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.
Example sentences
A preference for some economic texts over others seems more like a preference for some alchemical texts over others than a preference for chemistry texts over alchemical texts.
Also his alchemical researches definitely gave him mercury exposure, which is doesn't help your personality either.
There's already stuff like Linear B and even alchemical symbols in Unicode, so it's not not just for current writing systems.
The 'Great Work' is a term borrowed from Hermetic / Alchemical lore which predates Thelema by at least a thousand years.
Looking for a most suitable alchemical co-founder to assist in mine taking this to production ready status for this year's county fair!
My preferred choice for transmitting arcane knowledge is poetry (in fact, there is a long tradition of exchanging alchemical poetry in cipher).
Writers in Arabic showed some originality in mathematics and in chemistry; in the latter case, as an incidental result of alchemical researches.
Alchemists, like Newton, got their harder science published but not their Alchemical work.
Smith of Columbia University, who's actually recreating an early modern alchemical lab there as we speak.
I would also highly recommend James Gleick's biography of Newton, which spends quite a bit of time on his alchemical work.
I did get that sorted out by looking up Western alchemical ordering for the planets, which is in the same order.
Reminds me of those ancient alchemical symbols.
Quote examples
Does it conform to some philosopher's essentially alchemical (that is: imaginary, unachievable, uninteresting and useless) idea of "truth"?
The term "Philosopher's stone" is from medieval european alchemical lore.
Saying something like "I have no doubt twitter will do very, very well" seems unjustified given the fickle nature of internet users and the fact that the rules for building a profitable online service are more alchemical than scientific at this point.
Proper noun examples
I have learnt that Unicode contains even more weirdness than I thought before though, including 'Alchemical symbol for borax-3' (U+1f744), and 'doughnut' (U+1f369).
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use alchemical in a sentence?
A preference for some economic texts over others seems more like a preference for some alchemical texts over others than a preference for chemistry texts over alchemical texts.
What does alchemical mean?
Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
What part of speech is alchemical?
alchemical is commonly used as adjective.