Meanings
- not comparableBy means of, or in terms of, alchemy.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmīa
- Old Frenchalkimie
- Englishalchemy
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishalchemical
- Englishalchemically
From alchemical + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish alchemicznie
- alchemiczniein a manner relating to alchemy
Portuguese alquimicamente
- alquimicamentein a manner relating to alchemy
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alchemically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alchemically
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