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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Spagyrist

· Spag·y·rist · IPA
01 n. A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits.
  1. 1.
    A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits.[Obs.]
  2. 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.