chemistry

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Pronunciation

• enPR: kĕm'ĭstrē, IPA: /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/

Noun

chemistry

1. (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.
2. (countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
   • 1984, North American Lake Management Society, Lake and Reservoir Management: Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference (page 250)

     The aquatic chemistries of iron and manganese are similar; this “is reflected geologically in their common association in rocks of all kinds” (Bortleson and Lee, 1974).

3. (informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.

Related terms

• alchemy
• chemical
• chemical equation
• chemist

Translations

• French: chimie
• German: Chemie
• Italian: chimica
• Portuguese: química
• Russian: хи́мия
• Spanish: química

Translations

• French: chimie
• German: Chemie
• Italian: chimica
• Portuguese: química
• Russian: хи́мия
• Spanish: química

Translations

• German: Chemie
• Portuguese: química
• Spanish: química

Translations

• German: Chemie
• Russian: хи́мио-

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