alchemy

Pronunciation: /ˈælkəmi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the way two individuals relate to each other
  2. noun a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times

Etymology

From Old French alkimie, arquemie (French alchimie), from Medieval Latin alchēmia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “ingot, bar”). Compare Spanish alquimia and Italian alchimia.

In classic literature

Synonyms

chemistry, interpersonal chemistry

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
social relation

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