\Spag"y*rist\, n. [Cf. F. spagiriste.]
1. A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits.
   [Obs.]
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.