Etymology

spagyrist

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Today it means: An alchemist, especially one who tried to discover remedies for diseases. Full definition →

Latin spagirista
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  1. Latin · derived fromspagirista
  2. English todayspagyrist

From modern Latin spagirista, from spagiricus (“alchemy”) (probably invented by Paracelsus).

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