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Alchemy

A historical precursor to chemistry involving attempts to transmute base metals into gold and create elixirs; a blend of chemical technologies and philosophical speculations.

Alloy

A mixture of two or more metals.

Atom

The fundamental unit of matter; the smallest particle of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element.