different between alchemist vs spagyrist

English

Etymology

From Old French alquemiste (French alchimiste), from Medieval Latin alchemista. Equivalent to alchemy +? -ist.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æl.k?.m?st/
• Hyphenation: al?che?mist

Noun

alchemist (plural alchemists)

1. One who practices alchemy.
2. One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:alchemist

Derived terms

• alchemistic
• alchemistical

Related terms

• alchemical
• alchemy

Translations

See also

• elixir, elixir of life
• philosophers' stone, philosopher's stone

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l.x??m?st/, /??l.xe??m?st/
• Hyphenation: al?che?mist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

alchemist m (plural alchemisten, diminutive alchemistje n)

1. alchemist

Related terms

• alchemie

English

Etymology

From modern Latin spagirista, from spagiricus (“alchemy”) (probably invented by Paracelsus).

Noun

spagyrist (plural spagyrists)

1. (alchemy) An alchemist, especially one who tried to discover remedies for diseases.

Related terms

• spagyric

See also

• iatrochemist