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ALCHEMY [1 record]

Record 1 2014-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacodynamics
DEF

Medieval chemistry and speculative philosophy that attempted to transmute base metals into gold and to discover cures for disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacodynamie
DEF

Science occulte née de la fusion de techniques chimiques gardées secrètes et de spéculations mystiques, tendant à la réalisation du grand œuvre.

Spanish

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