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par·a·cel·sian \|parə|sel(t)sēən, -lshən\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim) died 1541 Swiss alchemist and physician + English -ian : of, relating to, or conforming to the practice or theories of Paracelsus according to whose teachings the activities of the human body are chemical, health depends on the proper chemical composition of the organs and fluids, and the object of chemistry is to prepare medicines < certain Paracelsian medical and alchemical texts — W.A.Murray > |