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chemistry

  • noun
  • kĕm'ĭstrē

The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.

Other meanings

  1. An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.

  2. The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc.

Synonyms

  • chemical science

Example sentences

  • “Chemistry is alchemy that works.”

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  • “Chemistry is the study of stuff and what it does.”

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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “chemistry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.