Definition of CHEMISTRY

chemistry

Meanings

Plural: chemistries

Noun

  • the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
  • the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object
    • "the chemistry of soil"
  • the way two individuals relate to each other
    • "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"
  • 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.
  • The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc.
  • The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
  • A blood test to measure the amount of various components of the serum (such as electrolytes, creatinine, and glucose).

Origin / Etymology

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, “I pour”).

Synonyms

alchemy, chemical science, chemistry, interpersonal chemistry

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