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chemosphere

[ kee-muh-sfeer, kem-uh- ]
/ ˈki məˌsfɪər, ˈkɛm ə- /

noun

the region of the atmosphere most characterized by chemical, especially photochemical, activity, starting in the stratosphere and including the mesosphere and perhaps part of the thermosphere.

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Origin of chemosphere

First recorded in 1945–50; chemo- + -sphere

Words nearby chemosphere

chemosensory, chemoserotherapy, Chemosh, chemosis, chemosmosis, chemosphere, chemostat, chemosterilant, chemosterilize, chemosurgery, chemosynthesis
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British Dictionary definitions for chemosphere

chemosphere
/ (ˈkɛməˌsfɪə) /

noun

meteorol a rare name for thermosphere

Derived forms of chemosphere

chemospheric (ˌkɛməˈsfɛrɪk), adjective
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