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chemistry

[ kem-uh-stree ]
/ ˈkɛm ə stri /
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noun, plural chem·is·tries.
the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter.Compare element (def. 2).
chemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc.: the chemistry of carbon.
the interaction of one personality with another: The chemistry between him and his boss was all wrong.
sympathetic understanding; rapport: the astonishing chemistry between the actors.
any or all of the elements that make up something: the chemistry of love.
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Origin of chemistry

1590–1600; chemist + -ry; replacing chymistry, chimistry
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British Dictionary definitions for chemistry

chemistry
/ (ˈkɛmɪstrɪ) /

noun plural -tries
the branch of physical science concerned with the composition, properties, and reactions of substancesSee also inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry
the composition, properties, and reactions of a particular substance
the nature and effects of any complex phenomenonthe chemistry of humour
informal a reaction, taken to be instinctual, between two persons

Word Origin for chemistry

C17: from earlier chimistrie, from chimist chemist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for chemistry

chemistry
[ kĕmĭ-strē ]

The scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of the chemical elements and the compounds they form.
The composition, structure, properties, and reactions of a substance.
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Cultural definitions for chemistry

chemistry

The study of the composition, properties, and reactions of matter, particularly at the level of atoms and molecules.

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