chemistry : Idioms & Phrases
Index
- actino-chemistry
- Applied chemistry
- chemistry department
- chemistry lab
- chemistry laboratory
- department of chemistry
- electro-chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- interpersonal chemistry
- macro-chemistry
- micro-chemistry
- nuclear chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Pharmaceutical chemistry
- physical chemistry
- Physiological chemistry
Practical chemistry , orApplied chemistry - Pure chemistry
- stereo-chemistry
- surface chemistry
actino-chemistry
Ac`ti*no-chem"is*try noun
Definitions
Chemistry in its relations to actinism. Draper.
Webster 1913
Applied chemistry
- . See under
Chemistry .
Webster 1913
chemistry department
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noun the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry
chemistry department.
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chemistry lab
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noun a laboratory for research in chemistry
chemistry lab; chem lab.
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chemistry laboratory
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noun a laboratory for research in chemistry
chemistry lab; chem lab.
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department of chemistry
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noun the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry
chemistry department.
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electro-chemistry
E*lec`tro-chem"is*try noun
Definitions
That branch of science which treats of the relation of electricity to chemical changes.
Webster 1913
Inorganic chemistry
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noun the chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon radicals
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- that which treats of inorganic or mineral substances.
Webster 1913
interpersonal chemistry
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noun the way two individuals relate to each other
chemistry; alchemy.
- their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other
- a mysterious alchemy brought them together
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macro-chemistry
Mac`ro-chem"is*try noun
Etymology
Definitions
(Chem.) The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances in quantity; -- distinguished from micro-chemistry.
Webster 1913
micro-chemistry
Mi`cro-chem"is*try noun
Etymology
Definitions
The application of chemical tests to minute objects or portions of matter, magnified by the use of the microscopy; -- distinguished from macro-chemistry.
Webster 1913
nuclear chemistry
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noun the chemistry of radioactive substances
radiochemistry.
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Organic chemistry
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noun the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)
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- that which treats of the substances which from the structure of organized beings and their products, whether animal or vegetable; called also
chemistry of the carbon compounds . There is no fundamental difference between organic and inorganic chemistry.
Webster 1913
Pharmaceutical chemistry
- that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances.
Webster 1913
physical chemistry
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noun the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances
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Physiological chemistry
- the chemistry of the organs and tissues of the body, and of the various physiological processes incident to life.
Webster 1913
Practical chemistry , or Applied chemistry
- that which treats of the modes of manufacturing the products of chemistry that are useful in the arts, of their applications to economical purposes, and of the conditions essential to their best use.
Webster 1913
Pure chemistry
- the consideration of the facts and theories of chemistry in their purely scientific relations, without necessary reference to their practical applications or mere utility.
Webster 1913
stereo-chemistry
Ste`re*o-chem"is*try noun
Etymology
Definitions
(Chem.) Chemistry considered with reference to the space relations of atoms.
Webster 1913
surface chemistry
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noun the branch of chemistry that studies processes occurring at interfaces between phases (especially those between liquid and gas)
