spagyric

[ spuh-jeer-ik ]

/ spəˈdʒɪər ɪk /

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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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How to use spagyric in a sentence

Examine it by spagyric art, and you will find that it is nothing else than a nitrous salt, which is dilated in the water.
Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman
That old spagyric raven is not the man fit for such a beauty, and I am rather inclined to take an interest in her myself.
The Queen Pedauque|Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for spagyric

spagyric

spagyrical

/ (spəˈdʒɪrɪk) /

adjective

rare of or relating to alchemy

Derived forms of spagyric

spagyrically, adverb

Word Origin for spagyric

C16: from New Latin spagiricus, probably coined by Paracelsus, of obscure origin

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