- skip - Brewer’s

Chemʹistry [kemʹistry]

is from the Arabic kimia, whence al-kimia (the occult art), from kamai (to conceal).

Inorganic chemistry is that branch of chemistry which is limited to metallic and non-metallic substances, which are not organised bodies.

Organic chemistry is devoted to organised bodies and their elements.

 

previous entry · index · next entry

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

previous entry · index · next entry

Cheek
Cheek (To)
Cheek by Jowl
Cheese
Cheese
Cheeseparer (A)
Cheeseparing Economy
Cheese-Toaster (A)
Cheesewring (Lynton, Devon)
Chef dŒuvre
Chemistry [kemistry]
Chemos or Chemosh [Keemosh]
Chennappa
Chenu (French)
Chequers
Cheronean [ch = k]
Cherry
Cherry Fairs
Cherry Trees and the Cuckoo
Cherubims
Chery and Fair-Star

See Also:

Chemistry