geochemical

English

Etymology

From geo- +‎ chemical.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

geochemical (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to geochemistry.
   • 2025 December 10, Hannah Devlin, “Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Geochemical tests also showed that a patch of reddened clay had been heated to temperatures of over 700C (1292F) with repeated fire-use in the same location of the site.

Antonyms

• nongeochemical

Hyponyms

• biogeochemical
• hydrogeochemical
• lithogeochemical
• palaeogeochemical
• pedogeochemical

Derived terms

• geochemical anomaly
• geochemical balance
• geochemical cycle
• geochemical evolution
• geochemically
• geochemical prospecting
• geochemical well logging