chemistry

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
  2. noun the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object
  3. noun the way two individuals relate to each other

Etymology

First coined 1605, from chemist + -ry. From chemist, chymist, from Latin alchimista, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from article اَل (al-) + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”), from χυμός (khumós, “juice”), from χέω (khéō, “to pour”).

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Synonyms

chemical science

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