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chemistry

che·mistry

UK/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/ US/ˈkɛmɪstri/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

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2.

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”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • analytical chemistry
  • applied chemistry
  • bucket chemistry
  • chemistry read
  • click chemistry
  • clinical biochemistry
  • clinical chemistry
  • combinatorial chemistry

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