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alchemistic

  • a word derived from alchemy.
    alchemy
    noun
    a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.

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And an alchemistic short-story writer whips up a multitude of types.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2011

But for all his alchemistic talent, Hefner's enthusiasm for business seems to be waning.

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Generally speaking, the main thrust of retributive drama is moral, and that of alchemistic drama is aesthetic.

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One is retributive, and the other is alchemistic.

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Such alchemistic transformations have led to many erroneous reports, for if a chemist, knowing aldrin has been applied, tests for it he will be deceived into thinking all residues have been dissipated.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson