"chymistry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪ.mə.stɹi/ Forms: chymistries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} chymistry (usually uncountable, plural chymistries)
  1. (historical) Early Modern chemistry, as proto-scientific and not fully distinct from alchemy. Tags: historical, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-chymistry-en-noun-58Exi7ct Disambiguation of Chemistry: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. Obsolete form of chemistry. Tags: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: chemistry Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-chymistry-en-noun-IBrkzIbk Disambiguation of Chemistry: 48 52 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks

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