Common aims were chrysopoeia, the transmutation of "base metals" (e.g., lead) into "noble metals" (particularly gold); the creation of an elixir of immortality; and the creation of panaceas able to cure any disease.
kˈɑːmən ˈeɪmz wɜː kɹˌɪsəpˈoʊiə, ðə tɹænsmjuːtˈeɪʃən ʌv "bˈeɪs mˈɛɾəlz" ˈiː.dʒˈiː., lˈiːd ˌɪntʊ "nˈoʊbəl mˈɛɾəlz" pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɡˈoʊld; ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən əvən ᵻlˈɪksɚɹ ʌv ɪmɔːɹtˈælᵻɾi; ænd ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌv pˌænɐsˈiːəz ˈeɪbəl tə kjˈʊɹ ˌɛni dɪzˈiːz.