chemic
chemic — adjective
- chemicpositive
- more chemiccomparative
- most chemicsuperlative
1. connected with alchemy — the medieval practice of trying to turn ordinary metals
connected with alchemy — the medieval practice of trying to turn ordinary metals into gold — or having the secret, mysterious quality that people associate with such work.
The alchemist's notebook was filled with chemic drawings of plants, stars, and metal pieces.
chemic + drawings for alchemical illustrations
Théo tried to follow the chemic instructions in an old manuscript, but the ink had faded.
What the villagers called a chemic miracle was actually a simple trick using hot air.
Obi spent three years trying to understand the chemic methods described in the ancient scroll.
- alchemic
modern equivalent; both are rare but alchemic is more current
- alchemical
most common modern form of the adjective for alchemy
文法句型
chemic + noun (related to alchemy)
用法筆記
Older, rarer form of 'alchemic' or 'alchemical'. Found mainly in historical texts about alchemy or in literary descriptions of mysterious transformations. Not used in modern scientific writing.
常見錯誤
2. relating to the scientific study of the structure and behaviour of substances, o
relating to the scientific study of the structure and behaviour of substances, or produced through the processes used in that field of study.
The factory was fined for releasing chemic waste into the river without treating it first.
chemic + waste in an environmental context
Nala put on rubber gloves before touching the chemic substances in the laboratory.
New chemic tests showed that the drinking water contained dangerous levels of salt.
Sirin read a report about the chemic reactions that happen when metal meets acid.
- chemical
standard modern word; preferred in all current usage
文法句型
chemic + noun (related to chemistry)
用法筆記
Archaic or rare variant of 'chemical'. In modern English, 'chemical' is almost always used for both everyday and scientific contexts. 'Chemic' may appear in older texts (18th–19th century) or in deliberately old-fashioned writing.