chemistry

[kem-uh-stree]

noun

plural

chemistries 

1. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter.

2. chemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc..

   the chemistry of carbon.

3. the interaction of one personality with another.

   The chemistry between him and his boss was all wrong.

4. sympathetic understanding; rapport.

   the astonishing chemistry between the actors.

5. any or all of the elements that make up something.

   the chemistry of love.

chemistry

/ ˈkɛmɪstrɪ /

noun

1. the branch of physical science concerned with the composition, properties, and reactions of substances See also inorganic chemistry organic chemistry physical chemistry

2. the composition, properties, and reactions of a particular substance

3. the nature and effects of any complex phenomenon

   the chemistry of humour

4. informal,  a reaction, taken to be instinctual, between two persons

chemistry

1. The scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of the chemical elements and the compounds they form.

2. The composition, structure, properties, and reactions of a substance.

chemistry

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemistry¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; chemist + -ry; replacing earlier chymistry, chimistry

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemistry¹

C17: from earlier chimistrie, from chimist _chemist

Example Sentences

The scene reads like a friendly singles mixer, but listen to their conversations and it’s clear the chemistry they are hoping for isn’t romantic.

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“Even from the first time we did a chemistry read on this, that potency was just there,” Buckley says.

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By examining their yearly growth layers, similar to tree rings, scientists can reconstruct changes in ocean chemistry over centuries.

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“One of the hardest things to do is fake chemistry,” Hudson says.

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I taught French and math and directed the choir; Jimmie taught science, chemistry, and biology.

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