chemistry

Senso (Inglese)

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.
3. (countable, uncountable) The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc.
4. (countable, informal, uncountable) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
5. (countable, informal, proscribed, sometimes) A blood test to measure the amount of various components of the serum (such as electrolytes, creatinine, and glucose).

Concetti

chimica

chìmica

alchimia

sinonimi

chemical science

interpersonal chemistry

alchemy

chemical

affinity

compatibility

chymistry

uniformitarianism

chemical property

Traduzioni

chimie

Chemie

química

química

χημεία

chemie

química

scheikunde

كيمياء

kimya

chemie-

chemisch

chemo-

كِيمِيَاء

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/

Etimologia (Inglese)

First coined 1605, from chemist + -ry. 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, “I pour”).