Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemic

/ˈkɛmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: chemic
IPA: /ˈkɛmɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.

Archaic

adj

Produced through alchemy; counterfeit.

Obsolete

adj

Archaic

noun

A chemist or (earlier) an alchemist.

Archaic

noun

A solution of chloride of lime, used in bleaching.

Obsolete

verb

To bleach with a solution of chloride of lime.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"a chymic treasure / Is glittering Youth, which I have spent betimes— / My heart in passion, and my head on rhymes."
"like the Chymicks masculine equall fire, / Which in the Lymbecks warme wombe doth inspire / Into th'earths worthlesse part a soule of gold […]"

Etymology

From New Latin chemicus, chimicus, chymicus.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkɛmɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chymic (alternative) chymick (alternative) chemics (plural) chemics (present, singular) chemicking (participle, present) chemicked (participle, past) chemicked (past)

Derived Forms

archchemic photochemic stereochemic

Synonyms

chemical

Rhymes With

academic non-academic epidemic systemic pandemic endemic near-endemic polemic epistemic anthemic totemic racemic

Questions

How do you pronounce chemic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛmɪk/.
What does chemic mean?: Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.
Where does chemic come from?: From New Latin chemicus, chimicus, chymicus.

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