n. [ OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al-kīmīa, fr. late Gr. &unr_;, for &unr_;, a mingling, infusion, &unr_; juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. &unr_; to pour; for chemistry was originally the art of extracting the juices from plants for medicinal purposes. Cf. Sp. alquimia, It. alchimia. Gr. &unr_; is prob. akin to L. fundere to pour, Goth. guitan, AS. geótan, to pour, and so to E. fuse. See Fuse, and cf. Chemistry. ]
Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Kissing with golden face the meadows green,
Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. blasphemia, Gr. &unr_;: cf. OF. blasphemie. ]
☞ When used generally in statutes or at common law, blasphemy is the use of irreverent words or signs in reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to produce scandal or provoke violence. [ 1913 Webster ]
Punished for his blasphemy against learning. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; voice, speech, fr. &unr_; to speak. ] The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness. R. G. White. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Zoo- + Gr. &unr_; alchemy. ] Animal chemistry; zoochemistry. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]