alchemist vs intellect

alchemist and intellect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alchemist	Yes	No	No	No
intellect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intellect is a hypernym of alchemist; that is, intellect is a word with a broader meaning than alchemist:

alchemist: one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone
intellect: a person who uses the mind creatively

Other hypernyms of alchemist include intellectual.

alchemist (noun)	intellect (noun)
one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
	knowledge and intellectual ability
	a person who uses the mind creatively