| spagyric | Relating to the paracelsian or alchemical system of medicine, which stressed the treatment of disease by various types of chemical substances. Origin: G. Spao, to tear open, + ageiro, to collect (05 Mar 2000) |
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| spagyrical | Chemical; alchemical. Origin: LL. Sparygicus, fr. Gr. To draw, to separate + to assemble; cf. F. Spagirique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spagyrist | 1. <alchemy> A chemist, especially. One devoted to alchemistic pursuits. 2. One of a sect which arose in the days of alchemy, who sought to discover remedies for disease by chemical means. The spagyrists historically preceded the iatrochemists. Origin: Cf. F. Spagiriste. (17 Mar 1998) |