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a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life
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The practice of alchemy dates back to ancient times, where practitioners sought to transform base metals into gold.
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I heard that guy is really into alchemy, always trying to mix weird ingredients together.
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Yo, that alchemy stuff is like magic, turning nothing into something cool.
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In literature, the author used alchemy as a metaphor for personal transformation and growth.