chemistry
/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.35 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Uncountable
noun
The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A blood test to measure the amount of various components of the serum (such as electrolytes, creatinine, and glucose).
Countable; Informal
Example Sentences
- "Learning the very complicated chemistries necessary to reproduce reality into a picture using light"
- "The aquatic chemistries of iron and manganese are similar; this “is reflected geologically in their common association in rocks of all kinds” (Bortleson and Lee, 1974)."
- "But some microbes manage to move to new organs to get inside tumors. It’s possible that the particular chemistry inside a tumor, such as its level of oxygen, helps determine which microbes will thrive there."
- "The on-screen chemistry between the lead actors led many viewers to believe they were a couple in real life."
- "The coach attributed their losses to poor team chemistry."
- "He and [Dennis] Schröder developing pick-and-roll chemistry will certainly be an objective. [Markieff] Morris has a tendency to linger around the mid-range area after setting ball screens, but when he’s popping beyond the 3-point line, he can hurt defenses."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English chemistry 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, “to pour”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
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Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.
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Derived Forms
actinochemistry
agrochemistry
astrochemistry
atmochemistry
bacteriochemistry
biochemistry
biogeochemistry
carbochemistry
cosmochemistry
cryochemistry
crystallochemistry
cytochemistry