chemistry
US: /ˈkɛməstɹi/, /ˈkɛmɪstɹi/
UK: /kˈɛmɪstɹi/
UK: /kˈɛmɪstɹi/
English Vietnamese dictionary
chemistry /'kemistri/
- danh từ
- ngành hoá học; môn hoá học, hoá học
- analytic chemistry: hoá phân tích
- synthetic chemistry: hoá tổng hợp
- organic chemistry: hoá hữu cơ
- inorgamic (mineral) chemistry: hoá vô cơ
- pharmaceutical chemistry: hoá dược
- ngành hoá học; môn hoá học, hoá học
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun [U]
1 the scientific study of the structure of substances, how they react when combined or in contact with one another, and how they behave under different conditions: a degree in chemistry + the university's chemistry department + inorganic / organic chemistry
See also -
2 (technical) the chemical structure and behaviour of a particular substance: the chemistry of copper + We do not fully understand the chemistry of genes. + The patient's blood chemistry was monitored regularly.
3 the relationship between two people, usually a strong sexual attraction: sexual chemistry + The chemistry just wasn't right.
Collocation dictionary
1 subject of study
ADJ.
analytical, applied, theoretical | environmental, physical | industrial | inorganic, organic
CHEMISTRY + NOUN
set
For her twelfth birthday, she asked for a chemistry set.
More information about SUBJECT
SUBJECT:
of study do, read, study ~ do ~
is more commonly used with school subjects (but may also be used with university subjects):She did maths, physics and chemistry at school.
study ~
is used with both school and university subjects:He studied German at school. She went on to study mathematics at university.
read ~
is only used with university subjects and is quite formal:She was educated privately and at Pembroke College, where she read classics.
lecture in, teach ~
He taught music at a school in Edinburgh.
Other verbs used withsubjectcan also be used with particular subjects of study:Half the students take geography at A level. We offer accounting as a subsidiary course.
~ degree, a degree/diploma in ~
a law degree a higher diploma in fine art
~ class, course, lecture, lesson
The genetics lectures are on a different campus.
~ department, a/the department of ~
All enquiries should be made to the Department of Architecture.
~ graduate, student, undergraduate
Some architecture graduates gain further qualifications in specialist fields.
~ lecturer, teacher, tutor
He's an English teacher at Highland Road School.
~ professor, (a) professor of ~
She's professor of linguistics at the University of Wales.
the study of ~
The study of philosophy helps you to think critically.
in ~
He got As in history and art.
2 chemical structure of substance
ADJ.
blood, soil, water, etc. | body
natural changes in body chemistry
3 personal feelings/attraction
ADJ.
personal | sexual
PREP.
~ between
The personal chemistry between the two stars of the film is obvious.
Concise English dictionary
chemistries'kemɪstrɪ
noun
+the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
+the way two individuals relate to each other
