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chemistry
- /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/
Where it comes from
First coined 1605, from chemist + -ry. From chemist, chymist, from Latin alchimista, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from article اَل (al-) + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”), from χυμός (khumós, “juice”), from χέω (khéō, “to pour”).
noun chemistries
- 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.
- An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance. Learning the very complicated chemistries necessary to reproduce reality into a picture using light
- The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc. But some microbes manage to move to new organs to get inside tumors. It’s possible that the particular chemistry inside a tumor, such as its level of oxygen, helps determine which microbes will thrive there.
- The mutual attraction between two people; rapport. The on-screen chemistry between the lead actors led many viewers to believe they were a couple in real life.
- A blood test to measure the amount of various components of the serum (such as electrolytes, creatinine, and glucose). Diagnosis is presumptive by history and physical examination and is confirmed by chemistries.
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Closest in meaning: chemical science, interpersonal chemistry, chem, alchemy, chemical, chemicals, chemist, physics, composition, affinity, freak, complicity, kemi, chemie, chimie, biochemistry
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noun branch of natural science
| Español | química |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 화학 hwahak |
| 日本語 | 化学 kagaku |
| 中文 | 化學 /化学 huàxué |
| हिन्दी | रसायन शास्त्र rasāyan śāstra, रसायनविज्ञान rasāyanvijñān |
| Kiswahili | kemia |
| Português | química |
| Français | chimie |
| Deutsch | Chemie |
| Italiano | chimica |
| Ελληνικά | χημεία chimeía |
| Română | chimie |
| Русский | хи́мия xímija |
| Tiếng Việt | hóa học |
| العربية | كِيمِيَاء kīmiyāʔ |
| עברית | כִימְיָה khímya |
noun application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance
| Español | química |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 化学 kagaku |
| 中文 | 化學 /化学 huàxué |
| हिन्दी | रसायनविज्ञान rasāyanvijñān, रसायन शास्त्र rasāyan śāstra |
| Português | química |
| Français | chimie |
| Deutsch | Chemie |
| Italiano | chimica |
| Ελληνικά | χημεία chimeía |
| Русский | хи́мия xímija |
| العربية | كِيمِيَاء kīmiyāʔ |
noun mutual attraction between two people
| Español | química |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 케미 kemi |
| 中文 | 來電 /来电 láidiàn |
| Português | química |
| Deutsch | Chemie |
noun as modifier: relating to or using chemistry
| Deutsch | Chemie |
|---|---|
| Русский | хи́мио- xímio- |
| العربية | كِيمِيَائِيّ kīmiyāʔiyy, كِيمِيَاوِيّ kīmiyāwiyy, كِيمَاوِيّ kīmāwiyy |
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title = {chemistry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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