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Secrets of Medieval Alchemy Arts
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  • 1. Element symbolizing combustibility and one of the three principles
  • 2. Acidic substance used metaphorically as 'Visit the interior of the earth'
  • 3. Medieval term for mandrake root, often linked to magical properties
  • 4. Latin name for the yellow or golden phase of alchemical work
  • 6. To change base metals into noble ones, like lead to gold
  • 7. Fifth element, believed to fill the universe beyond earth and air
  • 9. Art of preparing herbal medicines by separation and recombination
  • 11. Latin term for a vital alchemical solvent, often ‘water’
  • 13. Method to purify liquids by heating and condensation
  • 15. Known as quicksilver, a key substance in alchemical transformation
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  • 5. Substance believed to grant eternal life or cure all ailments
  • 8. A component (alumina) derived from minerals, used in coloration and purification
  • 10. One of the alchemical tria prima symbolizing solidity and preservation
  • 12. Stone sought to grant immortality and turn metals to gold
  • 14. Heat-resistant container for melting substances at high temperatures
  • 16. Plants used in alchemy for preparation of medicines and potions
  • 17. The blackening stage in the alchemical process of decomposition

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