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    Quimica (en. Chemistry)

    /kiˈmi.ka/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Study of matter and its transformations.
    Chemistry is fundamental for understanding biological processes.
    La química es fundamental para entender los procesos biológicos.
    Scientific discipline that involves the investigation of substances and their reactions.
    The chemistry lab is fully equipped.
    El laboratorio de química está totalmente equipado.
    Area of science that focuses on the synthesis of new compounds.
    Chemists are working on the synthesis of new medications.
    Los químicos están trabajando en la síntesis de nuevos medicamentos.

    Etymology

    From Greek 'khēmia', which means 'the art of melting metals'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    chemistry of life
    Reference to the chemistry that occurs in living organisms.
    química de la vida
    materials chemistry
    Study of materials based on their composition and structure.
    química de materiales
    molecular chemistry
    Branch of chemistry that studies molecules and their interactions.
    química molecular

    Related Words

    chemical
    Element or compound that participates in chemical reactions.
    químico
    chemical reaction
    Process by which one or more substances are transformed into others.
    reacción química
    chemical formula
    Symbolic representation of the composition of a compound.
    formula química

    Slang Meanings

    Informal use to refer disparagingly to a complicated problem.
    That chemistry exam was very complicated; it was pure chemistry.
    Ese examen de química estuvo muy complicado, era pura química.
    Phrase to express disinterest in the subject.
    I don't understand anything about chemistry; it's like another language.
    No entiendo nada de química, es como si fuera otro idioma.