chemistry

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Meronyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

First coined 1605 < chemist < chymist < Latin alchimista < Arabic الكيمياء (al-kīmiya’) < article ال- (al-) + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeia), “‘art of alloying metals’”) < χύμα (khuma), “‘fluid’”) < χυμός (khumos), “‘juice’”) < χέω (kheō), “‘I pour’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stri/, SAMPA: /"kEm.I.stri/
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[edit] Noun

chemistry (countable and uncountable; plural chemistries)

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.

   the chemistry of iron

   the chemistry of indigo

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

[edit] Usage notes

• Historical note: This word and its derivatives were formerly spelled chy- or sometimes chi- (i.e., chymistry, chymist, chymical, etc., or chimistry, chimist, chimical, etc.) with pronunciation depending on the spelling.

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• See also Wikisaurus:chemistry

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