chemistry

Meaning

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).

Synonyms

chemical science

interpersonal chemistry

alchemy

chemical

affinity

compatibility

chymistry

uniformitarianism

chemical property

Translations

chimie

Chemie

química

chimica

química

χημεία

chemie

scheikunde

química

كيمياء

kimya

chemica

chemisch

kîmya

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/

Etymology

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”).