SPAGYRIST

Spag″y‐rist (?), n. [[Cf. F. spagiriste.]] 1. 1. A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits.
2. 2. One of a sect which arose in the days of alchemy, who sought to discover remedies for disease by chemical means. The spagyrists historically preceded the iatrochemists. Encyc. Brit.