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iatrochemical

/aɪˌætrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/

/aɪˌætroʊˈkɛmɪkəl/

Translations

iatrochemicalnoun

iatrochemicals

/aɪˌætrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/

/aɪˌætroʊˈkɛmɪkəl/

Used to denote either a practitioner of iatrochemistry or a medicinal chemical prepared according to iatrochemical principles.

Synonyms

medical alchemist

chemical physician

iatrochemical practitioner

iatrochemicaladjective

more iatrochemical

Comp.

most iatrochemical

Super.

/aɪˌætrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/

/aɪˌætroʊˈkɛmɪkəl/

The iatrochemical approach was popular in the 17th century.

Ятрохимический подход был популярен в 17 веке.

Synonyms

medical chemical

therapeutic chemical

iatrochemicalnoun

A practitioner or proponent of iatrochemistry; also, a medicine or chemical preparation produced according to iatrochemical principles.

Many seventeenth-century iatrochemicals claimed that their remedies could balance the body’s humours by chemical means.

iatrochemicaladjective

Relating to a historical school of thought that sought to explain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of chemical processes.

The iatrochemical approach to medicine in the 17th century emphasized the role of chemical reactions in the body.