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Spagyric — Spagyric, is a name given to the production of herbal medicines using alchemical procedures. These procedures involve fermentation, distillation and the extraction of mineral components from the ash of the plant. These processes were in use in… … Wikipedia
Spagyric — Spa*gyr ic, Spagyrical Spa*gyr ic*al, a. [LL. sparygicus, fr. Gr. ? to draw, to separate + ? to assemble; cf. F. spagirique.] Chemical; alchemical. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spagyric — Spa*gyr ic, n. A spagyrist. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spagyric — adjective Of or pertaining to alchemical methods of making herbal medicines, such as adding ash of a burned plant to an extract thereof. See Also: spagyrist … Wiktionary
spagyric — Relating to the paracelsian or alchemical system of medicine, which stressed the treatment of disease by various types of chemical substances. [G. spao, to tear open, + ageiro, to collect] … Medical dictionary
spagyric — /spəˈdʒɪrɪk/ (say spuh jirik) Rare –adjective 1. relating to alchemy. –noun 2. an alchemist. {New Latin spagiricus; probably coined by Paracelsus, 1493?–1541} –spagyrist /ˈspædʒərəst/ (say spajuhruhst), noun …
spagyric — spəˈjirik adjective Etymology: New Latin spagiricus : alchemic, iatrochemical … Useful english dictionary
sopho-spagyric — … Useful english dictionary
Spagyrical — Spagyric Spa*gyr ic, Spagyrical Spa*gyr ic*al, a. [LL. sparygicus, fr. Gr. ? to draw, to separate + ? to assemble; cf. F. spagirique.] Chemical; alchemical. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alchemy — Alchemist redirects here. For other uses, see Alchemist (disambiguation). For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). Page from alchemic treatise of Ramon Llull, 16th century Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early… … Wikipedia
