The practice, study, or art of alchemy; the pursuit of magical transformations and hidden knowledge through experimentation.
From alchemist + -ry suffix (meaning practice or skills, as in 'chemistry' or 'witchcraft'). The -ry suffix comes from Old French and Latin origins.
Before chemistry became a real science in the 17th century, 'alchemistry' was the word for all experimental work with materials—and ironically, alchemists' laboratories produced real discoveries like phosphorus and improved metallurgy, even if they never made gold.
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