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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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chemisette, chemism, chemisorb, chemisorption, chemist, chemistry, chemmy, Chemnitz, chemo, chemoattractant, chemoautotroph
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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
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Scientific definitions for chemistry
chemistry
[ kĕm′ĭ-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.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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