Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for chemistry. Search instead for chemistry+lab.
Synonyms

chemistry

American  
[kem-uh-stree] / ˈkɛm ə stri /

noun

plural

chemistries

  1. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter.

  2. chemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc..

    the chemistry of carbon.

  3. the interaction of one personality with another.

    The chemistry between him and his boss was all wrong.

  4. sympathetic understanding; rapport.

    the astonishing chemistry between the actors.

  5. any or all of the elements that make up something.

    the chemistry of love.
chemistry British  
/ ˈkɛmɪstrɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of physical science concerned with the composition, properties, and reactions of substances See also inorganic chemistry organic chemistry physical chemistry

  2. the composition, properties, and reactions of a particular substance

  3. the nature and effects of any complex phenomenon

    the chemistry of humour

  4. informal a reaction, taken to be instinctual, between two persons

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
chemistry Scientific  
/ kĕm′ĭ-strē /

  1. The scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of the chemical elements and the compounds they form.

  2. The composition, structure, properties, and reactions of a substance.

chemistry Cultural  

  1. The study of the composition, properties, and reactions of matter, particularly at the level of atoms and molecules.

Etymology

Origin of chemistry

First recorded in 1590–1600; chemist + -ry; replacing earlier chymistry, chimistry

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

How do you know when a cast’s chemistry is working?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

These differences show that Bennu's chemistry varies significantly from place to place, even at extremely small scales.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Next he turned to AlphaFold, a scientific AI model that won 2024's chemistry Nobel, to better understand one of the mutated doggy genes.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“I’m confident other battery advancements will reach the market first, including our own lithium manganese rich chemistry, which achieves LFP-level costs but with 30 percent better energy density.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

They quickly followed the paths that would take them across the campus to Corey Hall and Mr. Farooqi’s subbasement chemistry lab.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.