What does chemistry mean?
Definitions for chemistry
ˈkɛm ə strichem·ist·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
chemistry, chemical sciencenoun
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
chemistrynoun
the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object
"the chemistry of soil"
chemistry, interpersonal chemistry, alchemynoun
the way two individuals relate to each other
"their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together"
Wiktionary
chemistrynoun
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.
chemistrynoun
An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
chemistrynoun
The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
Etymology: First coined 1605. From chemist, chymist, from alchimista, from الكيمياء, from article ال- + χυμεία, from χύμα, from χυμός, from χέω.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Chemistry
Wikipedia
Chemistry
Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during a reaction with other substances. Chemistry also addresses the nature of chemical bonds in chemical compounds. In the scope of its subject, chemistry occupies an intermediate position between physics and biology. It is sometimes called the central science because it provides a foundation for understanding both basic and applied scientific disciplines at a fundamental level. For example, chemistry explains aspects of plant growth (botany), the formation of igneous rocks (geology), how atmospheric ozone is formed and how environmental pollutants are degraded (ecology), the properties of the soil on the moon (cosmochemistry), how medications work (pharmacology), and how to collect DNA evidence at a crime scene (forensics).
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chemistry
Chemistry is a branch of physical science that studies the composition, structure, properties, changes and interactions of matter. It involves understanding the behavior of atoms, molecules, and ions, particularly in relation to other atoms and molecules through chemical reactions. It also explores the concepts of energy and entropy in relation to chemical reactions.
Webster Dictionary
Chemistrynoun
that branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterations in the constitution of the molecules, which depend upon variations of the number, kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms. These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained. Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and constitution of molecules. See Atom, Molecule
Chemistrynoun
an application of chemical theory and method to the consideration of some particular subject; as, the chemistry of iron; the chemistry of indigo
Chemistrynoun
a treatise on chemistry
Etymology: [From Chemist. See Alchemy.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chemistry
kem′is-tri, formerly Chym′istry, n. the science which treats of the properties of substances both elementary and compound, and of the laws of their combination and action one upon another.—adjs. Chem′ic, -al (Chem′ico-, in many compound words), Chemiat′ric (a Paracelsian term, Gr. chēmeia, chemistry, iatreia, medical treatment).—adv. Chem′ically.—n.pl. Chem′icals, substances which form the subject of chemical effects.—ns. Chem′ism, chemical action; Chem′ist, one skilled in chemistry, specially a druggist or apothecary.—Chemical affinity, the name given to the tendency to combine with one another which is exhibited by many substances, or to the force by which the substances constituting a compound are held together; Chemical notation, a method of expressing the composition of chemical substances and representing chemical changes, by certain known symbols and formulæ; Chemical works, manufactories where chemical processes are carried on for trade, as alkali works, &c. [From Alchemy (q.v.).]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Chemistry
the science that treats of elementary bodies and their combinations: inorganic, relating to physical compounds; organic, relating to vegetable and animal compounds.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Chemistry
A basic science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter; and the reactions that occur between substances and the associated energy exchange.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Chemistry
The science treating of atomic and molecular relations of the elements and of chemical compounds of the same.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'chemistry' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4673
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'chemistry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2923
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'chemistry' in Nouns Frequency: #1819
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Numerology
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The numerical value of chemistry in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chemistry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of chemistry in a Sentence
It's our history, it's the Earth's history, and if we perturb it we don't know how fast it will recover, or what influence the perturbation would have on ocean chemistry.
The biggest thing is team chemistry...It's important to be able to hang out every day.
You just want to be out there on the floor, with your teammates and just feel that team spirit and chemistry, just trying to focus on one goal, thats something I was missing, just being out, sitting out. Thats why its a blessing this year just to be able to play and be on the floor, regardless of what the outcome is.
We really like our team. We like the way the pieces on this team fit, we have some of the best clubhouse team chemistry that I’ve ever been around and any time you talk about those moves it’s kind of fun to speculate but there’s a very real impact on the clubhouse of bringing in, even if something is a move that makes sense on paper, it's disruptive to the team dynamic and you just have to think through that.
It is also the first electric vehicle with an entirely environmentally stable and inert battery chemistry, there are no heavy metals or caustic materials used in the manufacturing of the BYD iron-phosphate battery.
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- skeikunde, chemieAfrikaans
- የጥንተ ንጥር ጥናትAmharic
- كيمياءArabic
- ৰসায়নAssamese
- хіміяBelarusian
- химияBulgarian
- রসায়নBengali
- རྫས་འགྱུར་རིག་པ།Tibetan Standard
- químicaCatalan, Valencian
- chemieCzech
- kemi, kemiske, egenskabDanish
- ChemieGerman
- χημείαGreek
- ĥemio, kemioEsperanto
- químicaSpanish
- keemia, kemo-, keemia-Estonian
- kimikaBasque
- علم شیمی, شیمیPersian
- vetovoima, kemian-, kemiaFinnish
- evnafrøðiFaroese
- chimieFrench
- ceimicIrish
- ceimigeachdScottish Gaelic
- químicaGalician
- כימיהHebrew
- रसायन शास्त्र, रसायन विज्ञानHindi
- chimiHaitian Creole
- kémiaHungarian
- քիմիական, քիմիաArmenian
- kimiaIndonesian
- efnafræðiIcelandic
- chimicaItalian
- ᐃᓚᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᖅInuktitut
- 化学Japanese
- ქიმიაGeorgian
- រសាយនវិទ្យា, គីមីវិទ្យាKhmer
- 化學, 화학Korean
- chymicisLatin
- ChimieLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ķīmijaLatvian
- mātauranga matūMāori
- хемијаMacedonian
- kimiaMalay
- scheikunde, chemie, chemie-, chemo-, scheikundigDutch
- kjemiNorwegian
- chemio-, chemia, chemo-Polish
- químicaPortuguese
- химияRussian
- хемија, hemija, kemija, кемијаSerbo-Croatian
- chémiaSlovak
- kemijaSlovene
- bokhemisiSouthern Sotho
- personkemi, kemi-, kemiSwedish
- வேதியியல்Tamil
- రసాయన Telugu
- เคมีThai
- kapnayanTagalog
- хіміяUkrainian
- کیمیاء, کیمسٹریUrdu
- 化學, hóa họcVietnamese
- tchimeyeWalloon
- כעמיעYiddish
- 化学Chinese
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