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Chemic vs Hemic - What's the difference?

chemic | hemic |

As adjectives the difference between chemic and hemic

is that chemic is (archaic) practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences while hemic is of or relating to blood.

As a noun chemic

is a chemist or (earlier) an alchemist.

chemic

English

Alternative forms

* chymic * chymick

Adjective

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  • (archaic) Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.
  • (obsolete) Produced through alchemy; counterfeit.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I.217:
    • a chymic treasure / Is glittering Youth, which I have spent betimes— / My heart in passion, and my head on rhymes.
  • Chemical.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A chemist or (earlier) an alchemist.
  • * 1633 , John Donne, "The Comparison":
    • like the Chymicks masculine equall fire, / Which in the Lymbecks warme wombe doth inspire / Into th'earths worthlesse part a soule of gold
  • (obsolete) A solution of chloride of lime, used in bleaching.

    • hemic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * haemic (chiefly British) * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to blood.

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