SPAGYRIST

Etymology

Noun

spagyrist (plural spagyrists)

(alchemy) An alchemist, especially one who tried to discover remedies for diseases.

Source: Wiktionary

Spag"y*rist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. spagiriste.]

1. A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits. [Obs.]

2. One of a sect which arose in the days of alchemy, who sought to discover remedies for disease by chemical means. The spagyrists historically preceded the iatrochemists. Encyc. Brit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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