alchemie

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Old French alkimie, arquemie (French alchimie), from Medieval Latin alchēmia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), اَل (al-, “the”) + from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “ingot, bar”). Compare Spanish alquimia and Italian alchimia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑl.xeːˈmi/, /ˌɑl.xəˈmi/ Hyphenation: al‧che‧mie === Noun === alchemie f (uncountable, no diminutive) alchemy ==== Related terms ==== alchemist