(n.) An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.
(n.) A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet.
(n.) Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.
Example Sentences:
(1) The surface channelling effect has been observed in GaAs (110) with REELS, which may provide a basis for localizing surface foreign atoms with ALCHEMI.
(2) Coûteaux, who eventually fell out with both Le Pen and Philippot, described their meeting as pure alchemy.
(3) A drug of longevity, prior to alchemy, was peach, from which the god of longevity has emerged.
(4) But as many coaches have learned before, managing that alchemy within MLS and its rolling state of exception, involves an almost parodic version of standard managerial practices.
(5) They know about alchemy in Aswan, for it is a place that has always shifted from one thing into another.
(6) Johnson, holding the press conference in the Foreign Office, said: “We can spend an awfully long time going over lots of stuff that I’ve written over the last 30 years … All of which, in my view, have been taken out of context, through what alchemy I do not know – somehow misconstrued that it would really take me too long to engage in a full global itinerary of apology to all concerned.
(7) The alchemy is, as we have seen, extraordinarily powerful.
(8) Greek alchemy, the earliest record of which dated about 200 A.D., presents a similar version, was originally Chinese and was introduced by the Arabs who brought herbal drugs of longevity to Alexandria.
(9) With gorgeously savoury ribs, a rib-sticking Italian soup, and a creamy Keralan fish curry on the menu, it was particularly tough to pick a favourite, but for sheer alchemy, James Connery's magically melting ox cheek ragu took some beating.
(10) In China the development of alchemy has been ruled by two theories: first, as like makes like, a perennial plant can make human life perennial: likewise, certain substances can prolong human life as they are rich in Life-force or Soul-content.
(11) This glorious reverse alchemy was at play outside Buckingham Palace today, as Gordon Brown made his historic – and historically uneventful – journey to see Her Majesty.
(12) Jon Moulton, founder, Alchemy Partners "An iceberg is definitely awaiting a victim - one day.
(13) Koolhaas describes the elevator as “the product of technological alchemy: a fusion of several boring existing innovations which had a dramatic impact on the shape of our cities and the shape of our bodies alike”.
(14) "Those plans are being worked through right now – the alchemy of that will be very exciting."
(15) There is another theory that Alchemy arose in China.
(16) The theory generally accepted maintains that Alchemy arose at Alexandria as a child of Greek culture.
(17) Few have pulled off this alchemy quite as effectively as Angelina Jolie and William Hague in their joint campaign for international action against mass rape in conflicts.
(18) And we’ve got more weapons of our own: Solidarity, Wit, the remarkable alchemy that is Nonviolence.
(19) The Radio 1 and BBC Asian Network DJ Nihal has curated the event as part of the centre's Alchemy festival , which celebrates art from the Indian subcontinent.
(20) The Europeans must do more to share their military capabilities – co-operating more effectively rather than cutting across the board or, as he put it, indulging "in some reductionist alchemy which leaves everyone doing less of the same".
Apothecary
Definition:
(n.) One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.
Example Sentences:
(1) His attorneys allege that the department contracts with the Apothecary Shoppe to provide the drug set to be used in Taylor’s 26 February lethal injection.
(2) Obstetrics was held in contempt by professionally educated and registered physicians and apothecaries, however, because of the immodesty and messiness of the work and the long hours involved.
(3) The Oklahoma-based compounding pharmacy Apothecary Shoppe agreed last week that it would not supply the pentobarbital for Taylor’s execution, which left Missouri to find a new supplier.
(4) In an attempt to upgrade the position, an apothecary from England, with training in chemistry, was hired in 1768.
(5) The plot of Emma turns on Frank Churchill's "blunder" in mentioning the likelihood of Mr Perry, the local apothecary, "setting up his carriage".
(6) Sketches from the lives of five surgeons (Bonnerme, Giffard, Goupil, Bouchard and Sarrazin), an apothecary (Hébert) and a physician; (Gaultier), are presented to highlight various facets of medical care and the leadership role played by medical practitioners in the development of Canada during that period.
(7) Rubenstein said that though it was uncertain how far Louisiana had gone in its dealings with the Apothecary Shoppe, the rules against cross-state distribution of controlled substances without a license were clear.
(8) The Apothecary Shoppe of Tulsa will not prepare or provide pentobarbital or any other drug for use in Michael Taylor’s execution, the papers say.
(9) Local newspapers revealed that Louisiana has also tried to procure compounded pentobarbital from the Apothecary Shoppe, despite the fact that the pharmacy is not licensed in Louisiana and is therefore not lawfully allowed to distribute in the state.
(10) The Apothecary Shoppe has not acknowledged that it supplies a compounded version of pentobarbital to Missouri for use in lethal injections, as Taylor says, and says it can’t because of a Missouri law requiring the identities of those on the state’s execution team to be kept confidential.
(11) Last week, the Oklahoma-based Apothecary Shoppe agreed that it would not supply the pentobarbital for Taylor’s execution.
(12) Lateral thinking was needed to decipher old signs: Adam and Eve meant a fruiterer; a bugle’s horn, a post office; a unicorn, an apothecary’s; a spotted cat, a perfumer’s (since civet, a fashionable musky perfume, was scraped from the anal glands of African civet cats).
(13) As a youth he was an apothecary's apprentice, surrendering his indentures at the age of 18 and entering medical school at the London Hospital.
(14) The interior may tick too many modern, bar-design cliches (retro peg-board menu; exposed brick and distressed plasterwork; towering Victorian apothecary-style back bar), but there is no doubting the quality of the beer, nor the sincerity of the staff.
(15) Hellman declined to say whether the Apothecary Shoppe sold compounded pentobarbital to states other than Missouri.
(16) We have studied publicly available documents – information that any citizen can obtain – and concluded that the Apothecary Shoppe was the source,” Pilate told the Guardian.
(17) Mayor's Court interrogatories and depositions in six disputes between apprentices and their surgeon and apothecary masters in London in 1654-1684 are reviewed.
(18) The practice of midwifery by men began in the early 17th century in Britain, but attendance at normal labors by medical practitioners, that is, surgeon-apothecaries, did not become common, and then only in urban areas, until 1730.
(19) Arch-hypochondriac Mr Woodhouse replies "rather warmly", deeply offended at the suggestion that his apothecary relishes minor ailments: "Mr Perry is extremely concerned when any of us are ill." Yet he is getting a carriage because he has battened on the hypochondriacs of Regency England.
(20) In Berne, various decisions were taken early to regulate relations between doctors and apothecaries with a view to protecting public health.