The word "chemistry" comes from the Arabic word "al-kīmiyā" which means "the art of transformation." It was later adopted into Latin as "alchemy" which eventually evolved into the modern term "chemistry."
It is believed that alchemy is derived from the Arabic term alchimia which loosely translates to the Egyptian art.
People who practiced alchemy wished to turn lead into gold.The study of alchemy was an early form of chemistry.
Alchemy is sometimes referred to as 'early chemistry'. It was Robert Boyle who, in the 17th century, changed alchemy to chemistry. Alchemy derives from an Arabic word meaning chemistry.
There are several ancient words that may be considered, the Arabic is 'al Kimiya' the Latin is 'Alkimia' old Greek is 'khemeioa'. These helped to influence the Old French word 'Alkemie' and the Middle English word 'Alconomye'
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Greek alchemy is a practice people don't fully relies the extent of it but the elements of alchemy is fire, air, water, earth so far that's what most people know but there's more such as the philosopher's stone, alchemy circles and you must exchange something at equal value in order to get what you want and you may not bring someone back because of a soul and there's nothing equal to a soul but a soul itself.
smelting ? Alchemy!
alchemy it is alchemy, but the alternative word (which IS 13 letters long!) is Transmutation
It is thought that traditional alchemy originated in Egypt because it can be traced back to some of the Greek and Roman writings in Egypt when the country was under Roman rule.
The word "chemistry" is derived from the ancient Greek word "khemeia," which referred to the practice of mixing liquids. It originally encompassed the study of interactions between substances and the transformation of matter.