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al·che·my AHD[ălʹkə-mē] D.J.[ˈælkəmiː]K.K.[ˈælkəmi]n.（名词）- A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity.炼金术，炼丹术：中世纪的一种化学学科，其声称的目标是将一些基本金属转变为金子，发现万灵药及制作长生不老丹
- A seemingly magical power or process of transmuting:魔力，神秘变化：似有的魔力或变幻过程："He wondered by what alchemy it was changed, so that what sickened him one hour, maddened him with hunger the next"(Marjorie K. Rawlings)“他想知道是什么样的魔力导致了这样的变化，一小时前使他厌恶的东西，现在却发疯似地想得到它”(玛乔丽K.罗林斯)
- Middle English alkamie 中古英语 alkamie
- from Old French alquemie 源自 古法语 alquemie
- from Medieval Latin alchymia 源自 中世纪拉丁语 alchymia
- from Arabic al-kīmiyā’ 源自 阿拉伯语 al-kīmiyā’
- al [the] al [定冠词]
- kīmiyā’ [chemistry] from Late Greek khēmeia, khumeia perhaps from Greek Khēmia [Egypt] kīmiyā’ [化学] 源自 后期希腊语 khēmeia, khumeia 可能源自 希腊语 Khēmia [埃及]
alchemʹical AHD[ăl-kĕmʹ-ĭ-kəl] 或 al·chemʹic （形容词） |