spagyrist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alchemist, especially one who tried to discover remedies for diseases.

Word forms

spagyrist spagyrists

Etymology

From modern Latin spagirista, from spagiricus (“alchemy”) (probably invented by Paracelsus).

Related words

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