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English
Etymology
First coined 1605 < chemist < chymist < Latin alchimista < Arabic الكيمياء (al-kīmiya’) < article ال- (al-) + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeia), “‘art of alloying metals’”) < χύμα (khuma), “‘fluid’”) < χυμός (khumos), “‘juice’”) < χέω (kheō), “‘I pour’”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular chemistry |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural chemistries |
chemistry (countable and uncountable; plural chemistries)
- (uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
- (countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
- the chemistry of iron
- the chemistry of indigo
- (informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
Usage notes
- Historical note: This word and its derivatives were formerly spelled chy- or sometimes chi- (i.e., chymistry, chymist, chymical, etc., or chimistry, chimist, chimical, etc.) with pronunciation depending on the spelling.
Meronyms
- See also Wikisaurus:chemistry
Derived terms
terms derived from chemistry
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Related terms
terms related to chemistry
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