What is "chymist"

Usage examples of "chymist".

He carefully fit the sieve into the throat of a flask, and turned to Gaspare, who was bent over the vessel like a chymist before his alembic.

He had not been at Oxford for nothing, nor talked to no account with an ancient chymist and astrologer in Paris.

He knew only two chymists personally, both unutterable prudes with whom he would no more raise the question of illegal drugs than he would dance naked down the middle of Tervisadd Way.

It was true that he had been a gifted chymist, maugre of his wayward character.

Here, the poorest or most unruly of Brock Marsh’s delinquent chymists and thaumaturges fought for space with charlatans and liars.

Here, the poorest or most unruly of Brock Marsh’s delin­quent chymists and thaumaturges fought for space with charlatans and liars.

They could only wait for him to continue, which he was only too happy to do: “The Chymists have accomplished smaller miracles along their way.

Let the Chymists toil like Asses, Our Fire their Fire surpasses, And turns all our Lead to Gold.