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Noun Concept
Categories: History of science, Esotericism, All articles lacking reliable references, Natural philosophy, Alchemy
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alchemy  Alchemi  Alchemic  alchemical  alchemical literature
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A pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times WordNet 3.0
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A pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Alchemy is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practiced in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. Wikipedia
Branch of ancient protoscientific natural philosophy Wikidata
An early proto-scientific practice combining elements of chemistry, physics, astrology, art, semiotics, metallurgy, medicine, mysticism, and religion. OmegaWiki
The ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry. Wiktionary
Ancient chemistry. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
pseudoscience
cognition
occult
protoscience
HAS PART
magnum opus
rubedo
vitriol
PART OF
physics
HAS KIND
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hellenistische alchemie
alembic
Cagliostro
Turba Philosophorum
Basil Valentine
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DEPICTED BY
Alchemy in art and entertainment
DERIVATION
alchemist
alchemize
alchemic
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Otto's encyclopedia
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Dictionnaire Infernal
Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft
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FACET OF
history of chemistry
MEMBER OF CATEGORY DOMAIN
athanor
PRACTICED BY
alchemist
REPLACED BY
chemistry
WIKIMEDIA OUTLINE
Outline of alchemy
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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alchemy
Wikipedia
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alchemy
Wikidata
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alchemy
Wiktionary
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alchemy
OmegaWiki
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alchemy
Wikipedia Redirections
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Alchemi, Alchemic, alchemical, alchemical literature, alchemistic, Alchemistry, alchemists, AlchemY, Alchemy in history, Alchemy magic, Decline of Western alchemy, Genesis of alchemy, Greek alchemy, history of alchemy, Operative Alchemy, Protochemistry, Renaissance alchemy
Wikidata Alias
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alchemical

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