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炼金术
liàn​jīn​shù

alchemy

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
炼金术 煉金術 liàn​jīn​shù
alchemy
The ancient practice of attempting to transform common metals into gold or silver; includes ancient Chinese alchemy 炼丹 liàn​dān and Western traditions from the Middle Ages.

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Movie subtitles
0.720 per million appears in 0% of films

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Synonym

  • 炼丹 liàn​dān

Sources

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SUBTLEX-CH
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