a.; also alchym-. [ad. med.L. alchimic-us or Fr. alchimique. See ALCHEMY and -IC.] Of or pertaining to alchemy. Also fig.
1815. F. Barrett, Alchem. Philos., Pref. The same alchemic knowledge is ascribed to Saint John the Divine.
1835. Blackw. Mag., XXXVII. 440. Sweet as ottar of roses distilled by the alchymic sun.
1856. R. Vaughan, Ho. w. Mystics, II. VIII. viii. 290. Theosophists who mingled in hopeless confusion, religious doctrine, and alchemic process.