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# chemistry

noun (chemistry, uncountable)

«chemistry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Chemistry is the science of substances: what they are made of, how they behave and how they change into new substances. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/#m1)
2. The chemistry of something is the way its substances act together (the chemistry of the soil). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/#m2)
3. Chemistry between people is the feeling that they get on very well together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school science, chemistry covers materials, mixtures, solids, liquids and gases, dissolving, burning and rusting; experiments must be done safely with goggles and an adult. In sport and stories «chemistry» means a team or two people work well together. Phrases: chemistry set, chemistry lab, chemistry teacher, good chemistry.

### Examples

- Chemistry explains why iron goes rusty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/#x1)
- We did a chemistry experiment with vinegar and baking soda. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/#x2)
- My cousin got a chemistry set for his birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/#x3)
- Always wear goggles in the chemistry lab. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/#x4)
- The two players have great chemistry on the pitch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/#x5)
- Cooking is a kind of everyday chemistry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/#x6)
- She likes chemistry more than biology. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a», no plural (chemistry is fun, not «a chemistry»). «Ch» sounds like «k». A scientist of chemistry is a chemist; the adjective is «chemical». Chemistry is one of the three main sciences, with biology and physics.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chemistry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemistry/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chemistry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chemistry.html) on Mova free.