(computing, slang, countable) Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
I'd love to participate! This is Langort, an action roguelite with deckbuilding, exploration and quite a bit of alchemy. store.steampowered.com/app/3071820/...
I don't know what alchemy led to that cast, with so many big personalities who, with one exception (Bhanu), were always I Want To See What They'll Say Next and not Ugh, This One Again.
(computing, slang, countable) Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the supposed leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.
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(obsolete) Of or relating to alchemy.
Alchemy energy is the quality someone has when they seem to effortlessly transform situations, relationships, or raw materials into something better than they started with. It's the chef who improvises a stunning meal from near-empty shelves, the friend who defuses awkward tension and turns it into a party story, or the person whose life edits look like they're operating with secrets the rest of us haven't been told yet. It's warm but slightly mysterious — you can't fully explain how they do it, but the results speak for themselves.
An alchemy god is someone with an almost mystical ability to combine unlikely ingredients — whether in an RPG crafting system, a cocktail bar, or real life — and produce results that defy logic. In gaming contexts, alchemy gods know every recipe, every synergy, and every exploit in the crafting tree. More broadly, it describes the person in any creative field who can take a pile of raw, mismatched elements and transmute them into something genuinely brilliant.
A Granular Laboratory For Sonic Alchemy : PolyFreq releases Phonon plug-in
“Wizard up your productivity! Forage Wizard is here, merging idle clicker mechanics with complex base building and powerful alchemy 🧙♂️ Introductory offer ends May 15th ⏳ #Automation #Idler #Crafting”
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“You can manage Prisma Postgres with Alchemy using plain TypeScript. Instead of wrestling with YAML configs, you can provision databases directly in code. And when you are done, one `app.finalize()` call automatically cleans up orphaned resources.”
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(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
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(countable) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
Alchemy means: The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
alchemy means: The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“I'd love to participate! This is Langort, an action roguelite with deckbuilding, exploration and quite a bit of alchemy. store.steampowered.com/app/3071820/...”
“I don't know what alchemy led to that cast, with so many big personalities who, with one exception (Bhanu), were always I Want To See What They'll Say Next and not Ugh, This One Again.”
“A Granular Laboratory For Sonic Alchemy : PolyFreq releases Phonon plug-in”
“💚 "I didn't say pointless, only that I had some alchemy items to replicate similar effects. But...if you have any other spells, I'd happily be a 'research partner', to test their effectiveness~"”
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