chimie

Definitions of chimie
  1. noun
    the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
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    chimie organique
    the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)
    chimie inorganique
    the chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon radicals
    chimie physique
    the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances
    biochimie
    the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry
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    science naturelle
    the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
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