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{ } a. [ Cf. F. alchimique. ] Of or relating to alchemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of alchemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. alquemiste, F. alchimiste. ] One who practices alchemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

You are alchemist; make gold. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Relating to or practicing alchemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Alchemy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To change by alchemy; to transmute. Lovelace. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ fr. Gr. 'anqemi`s flower. ] A floral ornament. See Palmette. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'anqemi`s, equiv. to 'a`nqos flower; an herb like our chamomile. ] (Bot.) Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; voice. ] (Med.) Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of supreme chemical powers. [ R. ] “The archchemic sun.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the branch of science involving astronomy and chemistry which studies the chemical composition, chemical reactions, and evolution of matter in outer space. -- as`tro*chem"ic*al a. -- as`tro*chem"ic*al*ly adv. [ PJC ]

{ } n. 1. An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An insane person; a madman; a bedlamite. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One of an extinct English order of monks. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to biochemistry. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a chemical substance produced by a living organism, or such a substance produced synthetically. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. bi`os life + E. chemistry. ] (Biol.) The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A country of central Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See Bohemian, n., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

She knew every one who was any one in the land of Bohemia. Compton Reade. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or “Bohemian” (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy. [ Modern ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five and thirty. Blackw. Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]

Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and customs nowadays. W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bohemian chatterer, or
Bohemian waxwing (Zool.), a small bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the waxwing. --
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality, made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native of Bohemia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals. [ Modern ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In this sense from the French bohémien, a gypsy; also, a person of irregular habits. [ 1913 Webster ]

She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from father and mother, who were both Bohemians by taste and circumstances. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian. [ Modern ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ ‖/mhw>, n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; bad + &unr_; blood. ] (Med.) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. -- Ca*chæ"mic, Ca*che"mic a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Chemical. Blackw. Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Chenistry. ] 1. A chemist; an alchemist. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bleaching) A solution of chloride of lime. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes of chemistry; as, chemical changes; chemical combinations. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chemical attraction or
Chemical affinity. See under Attraction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A substance used for producing a chemical effect; a reagent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to chemical principles; by chemical process or operation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Chemical + &unr_; to engrave. ] Engraved by a voltaic battery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chemical + -graphy. ] Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specif., a process of zinc etching not employing photography. -- Chem`i*graph"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. A garment for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united in one. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. Formerly also }. [ Chemical + Gr. &unr_; arrangement, fr. &unr_; to arrange. ] (Biol.) The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zoospores of algæ, etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted (positive chemotaxis) or repelled (negative chemotaxis). -- Chem`o*tac"tic a. -- Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly, adv. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F., shirt, fr. LL. camisa, camisia, shirt, thin dress; cf. G. hemd, or OIr. caimmse sort of garment. Cf. Camis. ] 1. A shift, or undergarment, worn by women. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., dim. of chemise. ] An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. chimisme. See Chemistry. ] The force exerted between the atoms of elementary substance whereby they unite to form chemical compounds; chemical attraction; affinity; -- sometimes used as a general expression for chemical activity or relationship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Shortened from alchemist; cf. F. chimiste. ] A person versed in chemistry or given to chemical investigation; an analyst; a maker or seller of chemicals or drugs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Chemist. See Alchemy. ] 1. That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterations in the constitution of the molecules, which depend upon variations of the number, kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms. These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained. Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and constitution of molecules. See Atom, Molecule. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Historically, chemistry is an outgrowth of alchemy (or alchemistry), with which it was anciently identified. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An application of chemical theory and method to the consideration of some particular subject; as, the chemistry of iron; the chemistry of indigo. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A treatise on chemistry. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This word and its derivatives were formerly written with y, and sometimes with i, instead of e, in the first syllable, chymistry, chymist, chymical, etc., or chimistry, chimist, chimical, etc.; and the pronunciation was conformed to the orthography. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inorganic chemistry, that which treats of inorganic or mineral substances. --
Organic chemistry, that which treats of the substances which form the structure of organized beings and their products, whether animal or vegetable; -- called also chemistry of the carbon compounds. There is no fundamental difference between organic and inorganic chemistry. --
Physiological chemistry, the chemistry of the organs and tissues of the body, and of the various physiological processes incident to life. --
Practical chemistry, or
Applied chemistry, that which treats of the modes of manufacturing the products of chemistry that are useful in the arts, of their applications to economical purposes, and of the conditions essential to their best use. --
Pure chemistry, the consideration of the facts and theories of chemistry in their purely scientific relations, without necessary reference to their practical applications or mere utility. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold; a drugstore. [ British ]
Syn. -- drugstore, apothecary's shop, chemist's shop, dispensary, pharmacy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Chemical + -type. ] (Engraving) One of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to electro-chemistry. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That branch of science which treats of the relation of electricity to chemical changes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; fr. &unr_; to use word of a good omen; e'y^ well + &unr_; to speak: cf. F. euphémisme. See Fame. ] (Rhet.) A figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable.

{ } a. Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in expression. -- Eu`phe*mis"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Euphemized p. pr. & vb. n. Euphemizing. ] [ Gr. &unr_; . ] To express by a euphemism, or in delicate language; to make use of euphemistic expressions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + chemistry. ] The study of the chemical composition of, and of actual or possible chemical changes in, the crust of the earth. -- Ge`o*chem"ic*al a. -- Ge`o*chem"ist n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ Gr. "hmi-. See Semi-.] A prefix signifying half. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Hemi- + albumin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Hemialbumose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hemi- + albumose. ] (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone. Called also hemialbumin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Hemi- + anaesthesia. ] (Med.) Anaesthesia upon one side of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Hemi-, and Branchia. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes having an incomplete or reduced branchial apparatus. It includes the sticklebacks, the flutemouths, and Fistularia. [ 1913 Webster ]