Meanings
adjectivealchemystical (comparative more alchemystical, superlative most alchemystical)
comparative more alchemystical · superlative most alchemystical
- rarePertaining to alchemy.
Swedenborg was stimulated by the alchemystical notions of both men, and he began to move beyond the natural to the supernatural sciences.
2006, Marsha Keith Schuchard, Why Mrs Blake Cried, Pimlico, published 2007, page 69
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Latinalchēmīa
- Medieval Latinalchēmista
- Old Frenchalquemiste
- Englishalchemist
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishalchemistical
- Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
- Ancient Greekμῡ́ω (mū́ō)
- Ancient Greekμῠέω (mŭéō)
- Ancient Greekμῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs)
- Ancient Greekμῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)
- Latinmysticus
- Old Frenchmistique
- Englishmystic
- Englishmystical
- Englishalchemystical
Variant of alchemistical, perhaps with intentional blend of mystical.
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APA
alchemystical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alchemystical
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“alchemystical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alchemystical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alchemystical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alchemystical.
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