Spagyrist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spagyrist \Spag"y*rist\, n. [Cf. F. spagiriste.]
     1. A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits.
        [Obs.]
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     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.
        --Encyc. Brit.
        [1913 Webster] Spahi