单词 | magistery |
释义 | magistery/ˈmadʒɪst(ə)ri/noun 1 Alchemy. A master principle of nature, free of impurities; a potent transmuting or curative quality or agency; ( concrete ) a substance, such as the philosopher's stone, capable of transmuting or changing the nature of other substances. Also figurative. Now chiefly historical. 2 Chemistry. The residuum obtained by precipitation from an acid solution; a precipitate; a resinous extract. Now historical.
OriginLate 15th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin magisterium the office of a master, in post-classical Latin also denoting the philosopher's stone from magister + -ium. |
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