Relating to or characteristic of alchemy, the medieval practice of trying to transform materials and achieve spiritual enlightenment through chemical-like processes.
From 'alchemy' plus the suffix '-ic' making it an adjective. 'Alchemy' itself comes from Arabic 'al-kimiya,' possibly from Greek 'chymeia' (art of working with metals or liquids).
Medieval alchemists actually discovered real chemistry—sulfuric acid, alcohol, and metal compounds—while searching for magic, meaning their failure to find the philosopher's stone gave us actual scientific progress.
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