An early proto-scientific practice combining elements of chemistry, physics, astrology, art, semiotics, metallurgy, medicine, mysticism, and religion.
a power like that claimed by alchemists: "a mysterious alchemy brought the musician and the music to ultimate fusion"
a pseudoscientific predecessor of chemistry; sought to turn base metals into gold
a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together"