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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chem•is•try /ˈkɛməstri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Chemistrythe science that studies the composition, properties, and activity of substances and various elementary forms of matter:She studied chemistry at college.
- Chemistrychemical properties, reactions, etc., taken as a group: She is studying the chemistry of carbon.
- relationship between people in which there is mutual understanding;
rapport:Their chemistry was good and they worked together well. - sexual attraction:The romantic leads have great chemistry.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chem•is•try (kem′ə strē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tries. - Chemistrythe science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter. Cf. element (def. 2).
- Chemistrychemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc.:the chemistry of carbon.
- the interaction of one personality with another:The chemistry between him and his boss was all wrong.
- sympathetic understanding;
rapport:the astonishing chemistry between the actors. - any or all of the elements that make up something:the chemistry of love.
- 1590–1600; chemist + -ry; replacing chymistry, chimistry
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chemistry /ˈkɛmɪstrɪ/ n ( pl -tries)- the branch of physical science concerned with the composition, properties, and reactions of substances
- the composition, properties, and reactions of a particular substance
- the nature and effects of any complex phenomenon: the chemistry of humour
Etymology: 17th Century: from earlier chimistrie, from chimist chemist |