Question

What is alchemy?

Answer 1

Alchemy:

• Alchemy is an old study of changing basic substances (such as metals) to other substances.
• “The word alchemy comes from the Arabic al-kimiyya, which in turn probably comes from Greek.”
• The core concepts in alchemy involve the transmutation of one substance into another, usually a base metal like lead or iron into a “noble” metal such as silver or gold.