A medievalchemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity.

• 炼金术,炼丹术中世纪的一种化学哲学。其声称的目标是将一些基本金属转变为金子,发现万灵药及制备长生不老药。