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chymistry

[ kim-uh-stree ]

/ ˈkɪm ə stri /

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noun Archaic.

an archaic variant of chemistry.

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OTHER WORDS FROM chymistry

chymic, adjectivechymist, noun

Words nearby chymistry

chylothorax, chylous ascites, chyluria, chyme, chymification, chymistry, chymopapain, chymopoiesis, chymosin, chymotrypsin, chymotrypsinogen

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How to use chymistry in a sentence

Set him a fire with all his Chymistry about him, see how he'll blaze on his own Spirits.
The Female Wits|Anonymous
Dr. Johnson (from Arbuthnot) defines "chymistry" as "philosophy by fire."
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 17, Issue 479, March 5, 1831|Various
Boyle made the air-pump a means of advancing the science of pneumatics, and became the founder of experimental chymistry.
History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8)|John Richard Green
Egypt, in the Mosaic and Homeric ages, seems to have attained considerable skill in magic, as well as in chymistry and astrology.
The Superstitions of Witchcraft|Howard Williams

He there (besides his compiling his History of the World) studyed chymistry.
Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2)|John Aubrey