spagyric
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- adjective
- /spəˈdʒɪrɪk/
- Archaic
- A spagyric preparation often involves fermentation, distillation, and the use of mineral salts.
Examples
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He studied spagyric remedies as part of his research into traditional alchemical practices.
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The spagyric method is rooted in ancient alchemical traditions.
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The ancient text described several spagyric processes for extracting healing properties from plants.
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He prefers spagyric remedies over conventional medicine.
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The ancient text described several spagyric processes for extracting healing properties from plants.
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A spagyric preparation often involves fermentation, distillation, and the use of mineral salts.
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He studied spagyric remedies as part of his research into traditional alchemical practices.
Synonyms
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About the old idea of turning metal into gold and the secret experiments to do that
About old ideas and experiments that try to change metals into gold
Relating to the old practice of trying to turn metals into gold
Surface Forms
Morphology
spagyric = spagyr + ic
The element 'spagyr-' is a learned combining form from alchemical terminology and is not a productive or recognizable English base for typical learners, so the meaning cannot be transparently derived from its parts.
Etymology
Spagyric comes from two Greek parts, spao ('to draw out') and ageiro ('to gather'). The word paints a simple picture: alchemists would 'draw out' the useful parts of a plant, clean or change them, and then 'gather' them back together, so spagyric describes methods related to making medicines by alchemy.