spagyric
[ spuh-jeer-ik ]
/ spəˈdʒɪər ɪk /
adjective
pertaining to or resembling alchemy; alchemic.
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Sometimes spa·gyr·i·cal .
Origin of spagyric
First recorded in 1550–1600; from New Latin spagiricus, used and probably coined by Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
Words nearby spagyric
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Example sentences from the Web for spagyric
Examine it by spagyric art, and you will find that it is nothing else than a nitrous salt, which is dilated in the water.
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British Dictionary definitions for spagyric
spagyric
spagyrical
/ (spəˈdʒɪrɪk) /
adjective
rare of or relating to alchemy
Derived forms of spagyric
spagyrically, adverbWord Origin for spagyric
C16: from New Latin spagiricus, probably coined by Paracelsus, of obscure origin
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