physicochemical

[ fiz-i-koh-kem-i-kuhl ]

adjectiveChemistry.

physical and chemical: the physicochemical properties of an isomer.
pertaining to physical chemistry.

Origin of physicochemical

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

Other words from physicochemical

phys·i·co·chem·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby physicochemical

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How to use physicochemical in a sentence

The question remains: What could be the physicochemical nature of this cytolysis?
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loeb
All the regulation in the egg is of a purely physicochemical character; it consists essentially of a flow of material.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loeb

British Dictionary definitions for physicochemical

physicochemical

/ (ˌfɪzɪkəʊˈkɛmɪkəl) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of physicochemical

physicochemically, adverb

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