dictionary    word meaning of the word alchemy
alchemy in British English. See all translations. uk â /ËÃ¦l.kÉ.mi/ us â /ËÃ¦l.kÉ.mi/. âº a type of chemistry, especially in the Middle Ages, that dealt with trying to find a way to change ordinary metals into gold and with trying to find a medicine that would cure any disease. âº literary a process that is so effective that it seems like magic: