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CIDE DICTIONARY

spagyrist

CIDE DICTIONARY

spagyrist, n. [Cf. F. spagiriste.].
  •  A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits.  [1913 Webster]
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]

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