inorganic chemistry

noun

1. the branch of chemistry dealing with inorganic compounds.

inorganic chemistry

noun

1. the branch of chemistry concerned with the elements and all their compounds except those containing carbon. Some simple carbon compounds, such as oxides, carbonates, etc, are treated as inorganic Compare organic chemistry

inorganic chemistry

1. The branch of chemistry that deals with inorganic compounds.

inorganic chemistry

1. The branch of chemistry that deals with inorganic molecules .

Word History and Origins

Origin of inorganic chemistry¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

He became a researcher and team leader at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later headed the inorganic chemistry lab at the University of Oxford.

From Reuters

“If you heat phosphorus under different conditions, different temperatures, different pressures, strange things start to happen,” Andrea Sella, a professor of inorganic chemistry at University College London, said.

From New York Times

Andrea Sella, professor of inorganic chemistry at University College London, said cremation was possible as long as a high enough temperature was reached.

From BBC

He earned his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at the University of California, Irvine, in 1996 before accepting a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University.

From New York Times

Grinding on Depop Jordan Cox, 22, balances her burgeoning Depop shop with lab work as a graduate student of inorganic chemistry at Columbia.

From The Verge