alchemy

(noun)

The ancient search for a universal panacea and for the philosopher's stone. The process eventually developed into chemistry.

Related Terms

  • chemistry
  • subatomic particle
  • matter
  • transmutation
  • element
  • proton

Examples of alchemy in the following topics:

  • Particle Accelerator

    • The term transmutation dates back to alchemy.
  • Naming Familiar Inorganic Compounds

    • Arabic alchemy has given us a number of chemical terms.
  • Ottoman Empire

    • Scientific books on botany, zoology, alchemy, cosmography, and medicine were also often illustrated.
  • Chinese Philosophy

    • Daoism as a religion arose over time, and involved the worship of gods and ancestors, the cultivation of "chi" energy, a system of morals and the use of alchemy to achieve immortality.
  • Early Models of the Atom

    • As the Middle Ages ended, the practice of alchemy gradually faded, and the science of chemistry arose.
  • Development of the Periodic Table

    • In the Middle Ages, practitioners of alchemy sought to make gold and silver from lead.
  • Philosophy and Science

    • The authority of science and empirical thought increasingly displaced religious authority, and the disciplines of alchemy and astrology lost credibility, leaving the more easily confirmed chemistry and astronomy.
  • The Enlightenment

    • The authority of science and empirical thought increasingly displaced religious authority, and the disciplines of alchemy and astrology lost credibility, leaving the more easily confirmed chemistry and astronomy.
  • Religion Under the Tang Dynasty

    • Chinese alchemy, Chinese astrology, Chan Buddhism, several martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, feng shui, and many styles of qigong have been intertwined with Taoism throughout history.
  • Roots of the Scientific Revolution

    • alchemy and astrology, lost scientific credibility.
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