Alchemy

(noun.) a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times.

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• Their alchemy was closely associated with metallurgy, the making of alloys and amalgams, and th e handicrafts of the goldsmiths and silversmiths. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• He seemed born anew, and virtue, more potent than Medean alchemy, endued him with health and strength. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• In the Sixteenth Century the study of chemistry, apart from alchemy, began, and some attention was given to its application to the uses of medicine. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The business man of to-day still thinks of research as a sort of alchemy. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The real alchemy consists in being able to turn gold back again into something else; and that's the secret that most of your friends have lost. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.

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