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Webster 1913 Edition
Spagyrist
Spag′y-rist
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
spagiriste
.] 1.
A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits.
[Obs.]
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Spagyrist
SPAG'YRIST
,Noun.