English-Thai Dictionary

alchemy

N การเปลี่ยนแปลง บางสิ่ง ให้ ดีขึ้น หรือ มีพลัง มากขึ้น  kan-plian-paeng-bang-sing-hai-di-khuen-rue-mee-pha-lang-mak-khuen

 

alchemy

N การ แปรธาตุ ใน ยุค สมัยกลาง เพื่อ หา กรรมวิธี เปลี่ยน โลหะ ให้ เป็น ทอง และ การ หา น้ำ อมฤต  kan-prae-thad-nai-yuk-sa-mai-klang-phuea-ha-kam-ma-wi-thi-plian-lo-ha-hai-pen-thong-lae-kan-ha-nam-am-ma-rid

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALCHEMY

Al "che *my, n. Etym: [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al- kimia, fr. late Gr. alquimia, It. alchimia. Gr. fundere to pour, Goth. guitan, AS. geótan, to pour, and so to E. fuse. See Fuse, and cf. Chemistry. ]

 

1. An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.

 

2. A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet. [Obs. ] Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy. Milton.

 

3. Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious. Kissing with golden face the meadows green, Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

alchemy

al che my |ˈalkəmē ˈælkəmi | ▶noun the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. It was concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir. • a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination: finding the person who's right for you requires a very subtle alchemy. DERIVATIVES al chem ic |alˈkemik |adjective, al chem i cal |alˈkemikəl |adjective, al che mist |-mist |noun, al che mize |-ˌmīz |verb ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French and medieval Latin from Arabic alkīmiyā ', from al ‘the ’ + kīmiyā ' (from Greek khēmia, khēmeia ‘art of transmuting metals ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

alchemy

alchemy |ˈalkɪmi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned with the transmutation of matter, in particular with attempts to convert base metals into gold or find a universal elixir. • a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination: finding the person who's right for you requires a very subtle alchemy. DERIVATIVES alchemic |alˈkɛmɪk |adjective, alchemical |alˈkɛmɪk (ə )l |adjective, alchemist noun, alchemize (also alchemise ) verb ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French and medieval Latin from Arabic al-kīmiyā ', from al ‘the ’ + kīmiyā ' (from Greek khēmia, khēmeia ‘art of transmuting metals ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

alchemy

alchemy noun immortality through alchemy: chemistry; magic, sorcery, witchcraft.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

alchemy

alchemy noun they were involved with the quest for immortality through alchemy: chemistry; magic, sorcery, witchcraft, enchantment.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

alchemy

al che my /ǽlkəmi /名詞 U 1 (中世の )錬金術 .2 ｟文 ｠魔法, 不思議な力 .á l che mist 名詞 C 錬金術師 .al ch é m i cal 形容詞