Who is an alchemist?

a person who is versed in or practices alchemy. And, he notes, even alchemist s ended up making valuable discoveries. Still, veteran testers couldn’t help but compare the easy-riding Excavator with the hard-charging Alchemist.

What does alchemy mean?

n. a person who is versed in or practices alchemy. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content .

Where did the word Alchimie come from?

First recorded in 1375–1425; earlier alchimie, from Old French alquemie, from Medieval Latin alchymia, from Arabic al “the” + kīmiyā', from Greek khymeía, also khēmeía “art of alloying metals; alchemy”; replacing Middle English alconomye, equivalent to alk (imie) + (astr)onomye “astronomy”; see astronomy

What does iatrochemistry mean?

Iatrochemistry refers to the pharmaceutical applications of alchemy championed by Paracelsus. John Dee (13 July 1527 – December, 1608) followed Agrippa's occult tradition.