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Etymology
Derived from chemist, from French chimiste, from Greek ��μικ�� (of or concerning juices).

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�m.ɪ.stri/, SAMPA|/"kEm.I.stri/
audio|en-us-chemistry.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|chemistr|ies

1. uncountable The branch of 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. An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.

#: the chemistry of iron
#: the chemistry of indigo

1. A treatise on chemistry.
2. context|informal The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
3. context|modifier Relating to or using chemistry.

#:a chemistry lesson

Usage notes
;Historical note
This word and its derivatives were formerly spelled chy- or sometimes chi- (ie, chymistry, chymist, chymical, etc., or chimistry, chimist, chimical, etc. with pronunciation depending on the spelling.

Related terms
chemical
chemist
applied chemistry
inorganic chemistry
organic chemistry
physiological chemistry
practical chemistry
pure chemistry
chemical equation

Translations
trans-top|branch of science
Croatian: t+|hr|kemija|f
Czech: t+|cs|chemie|f
Danish: t-|da|kemi|c
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Finnish: t+|fi|kemia
Greek: t|el|�ημεία|f|trchimeía|scGrek
Japanese: JAchar|�学 (JAchar|���, kagaku)
Polish: chemia f
Swedish: t|sv|kemi|c
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trans-top|application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance
Croatian: t+|hr|kemija|f
Danish: kemi c, kemiske egenskab c
Finnish: t+|fi|kemia
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Greek: t|el|�ημεία|f|trchimeía|scGrek
Japanese: JAchar|�学 (JAchar|���, kagaku)
Swedish: t|sv|kemi|c
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trans-top|treatise on chemistry
Finnish: kemia|kemian teos/tutkielma
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trans-top|mutual attraction between two people
Croatian: t+|hr|kemija|f
Danish: t-|da|kemi|c
trans-mid
Finnish: t-|fi|vetovoima, t+|fi|kemia
Polish: chemia f
Swedish: t|sv|kemi|c, t|sv|personkemi|c
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trans-top|as modifier: relating to or using chemistry
Danish: kemi-
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Finnish: kemia|kemian, kemian-
Polish: chemo-, chemio-
Swedish: t|sv|kemi-|c
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ttbc|Arabic: ا��������اء f
ttbc|Bulgarian: �ими� f (1)
ttbc|Catalan: química f :ca:química|(ca)
ttbc|Dutch: chemie f (1, 2), scheikunde f (1)
ttbc|Estonian: keemia
ttbc|French: chimie f (1, 2)
ttbc|German: Chemie f :de:Chemie|(de)
ttbc|Italian: chimica f
ttbc|Korean: �� (hwahak)
ttbc|Kurdish: KUchar|ک���ا
ttbc|Norwegian: t-|no|kjemi|m
ttbc|Malay: Kimia
ttbc|Maltese: kimika
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ttbc|Mandarin Chinese: �学 (huàxué)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|Ø´Û�Ù�Û� (shimi)
ttbc|Portuguese: química f
ttbc|Romanian: chimie f
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: dùileòlas m
ttbc|Slovak: chémia f (1)
ttbc|Spanish: química f
ttbc|Turkish: kimya
ttbc|Urdu: ک���ا (keemia) m
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• 2007-12-31 19:06 - EncycloPetey - /* Pronunciation */

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