iatrochemistry
noun
(in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
iatrochemical
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a word derived from
iatrochemistry.
Example Sentences
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In the succeeding iatrochemical period, the methods of the alchemists were improved and new ones devised.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
The history of the alchemical period is treated in more detail in the article Alchemy, and of the iatrochemical in the article Medicine.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
Whereas the iatrophysical thought primarily in terms of matter, forces, and motions, the iatrochemical thought chemical relationships were fundamental.
From Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 by Thomas Proctor Hughes
Historical.—The germs of analytical chemistry are to be found in the writings of the pharmacists and chemists of the iatrochemical period.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
