physicochemical

American  

[fiz-i-koh-kem-i-kuhl] / ˌfɪz ɪ koʊˈkɛm ɪ kəl /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. physical and chemical.

   the physicochemical properties of an isomer.

2. pertaining to physical chemistry.

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physicochemical British  

/ ˌfɪzɪkəʊˈkɛmɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, concerned with, or relating to physical chemistry or both physics and chemistry

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Other Word Forms

• physicochemically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of physicochemical

First recorded in 1655–65; physic(al) + -o- + chemical

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Example Sentences

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physicochemical

This model of physicochemical modification could improve scientists' understanding of how oceanic plates develop and how large volcanic provinces reshape Earth's interior.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

These include the water paradox, the importance of the micro-nano structure of Earth's surface, and the unique physicochemical properties of water and dry-wet cycling environments that may have influenced prebiotic chemistry.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

“Gas is currently the only energy source that ensures the physicochemical process in the production of white hard porcelain,” said Mads Ryder, chief executive of Rosenthal, referring to the china his company produces.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

It provides the physicochemical boundaries for life, and considers abiotic, prebiotic and biotic processes.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 5, 2019

This static approach was later supplanted by a more dynamic one concerned primarily with the physicochemical aspects of embryonic development.

From Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar, October 14, 1967 by Charles W. Bodemer

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