Definition of alchemy

• n. - An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.
• n. - A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet.
• n. - Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.
• n. - An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.
• n. - A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet.
• n. - Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.