ALCHEMY, ALCHYMY
\ˈalkəmi], \ˈalkəmi], \ˈa_l_k_ə_m_i]\
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The infant stage of chemistry, as astrology was of astronomy. A chief pursuit of the alchemists was to transmute the other metals into gold, and to discover the elixir of life. Also, in old authors, a mixed metal formerly used for various utensils, hence a trumpet. Milton.
By Daniel Lyons
