chemistry
pronunciation
How to pronounce chemistry in British English:
UK [ˈkemɪstri]
How to pronounce chemistry in American English:
US [ˈkemɪstri]
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- Noun:
- the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
- the way two individuals relate to each other
Word Origin
- chemistry (n.)
- c. 1600, "alchemy," from chemist + -ry; also see chemical (adj.). The meaning "natural physical process" is 1640s, and the scientific study not so called until 1788. The figurative sense of "instinctual attraction or affinity" is attested slightly earlier, from the alchemical sense.
Example
- 1. I should thank my first chemistry teacher for this .
- 2. She says stopping is difficult because the drugs change the body 's chemistry .
- 3. But chemistry goes far beyond noxious fumes .
- 4. I could feel my brain chemistry change .
- 5. There are different levels of chemistry .