Etymology
Origin of chemic
1570–80; < Greek chēm ( ía ) alchemy + -ic; replacing chimic < Medieval Latin ( al ) chimicus
Example Sentences
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I'm tired with waiting for this chemic gold, Which fools us young, and beggars us when old.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Sir Walter Scott
Read this little poem; it is my guiding star at this very serious time: “‘There is a jewel which no Indian mine can buy, No chemic art can counterfeit.
From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by W. J. (Winton James) Baltzell
The mischievous torrent is taught to drudge for man; the wild beasts he makes useful for food, or dress, or labor; the chemic explosions are controlled like his watch.
From The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse by Various
Minute as these microscopic creatures are, every motion and flash is the result of volition, and not a mere chemic or mechanic phosphorescence.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 by Various
Sometimes it is sold in this condition under the term "chemic," but if this be used in dyeing wool it gives rather unsatisfactory results.
From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Franklin Beech
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