at the risk of sounding stupid what the hell does chemistry mean?

Answer 1

Chemistry - noun: the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

in etymology - chemistry
1605 (see chemical), originally "alchemy;" the meaning "natural physical process" is 1646, and the scientific study not so called until 1788. The figurative sense of "instinctual attraction or affinity" is older, c.1600, from the alchemical sense.

in etymology - chemical
1576, from chemic "of alchemy" (a worn-down derivative of M.L. alchimicus) + -al suffix forming adjectives (see alchemy). Chemist (1562) was originally "alchemist;" in scientific sense 1626; in Britain, the preferred term for "dealer in medicinal drugs," first recorded in this sense 1802.

Answer 2

And as to the origin of the word...

chemistry
1605 (see chemical), originally "alchemy;" the meaning "natural physical process" is 1646, and the scientific study not so called until 1788. The figurative sense of "instinctual attraction or affinity" is older, c.1600, from the alchemical sense.

chemical
1576, from chemic "of alchemy" (a worn-down derivative of M.L. alchimicus) + -al suffix forming adjectives (see alchemy). Chemist (1562) was originally "alchemist;" in scientific sense 1626; in Britain, the preferred term for "dealer in medicinal drugs," first recorded in this sense 1802.

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Answer 3

chem‧is‧try  /ˈkɛməstri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kem-uh-stree] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun, plural -tries. 1. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter. Compare element (def. 2).
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.

So the science chemistry, and the attractivness between two people. The science chemistry has to do with elements/compounds and their reactions with one another.

Answer 4

Chemistry, from the Greek word chemeia, meaning "cast together" or "pour together"

Chemistry, from the ancient Egyptian word "khēmia" meaning transmutation of earth.

Arabic al-kimia in turn is thought to derive from Greek word chemeia meaning alchemy.

Answer 5

Chemistry is the study of matter and the chemical changes it under goes. Chemical changes are the changes in the arrangement of the atoms that make up chemical compounds.

Answer 6

Chemistry: a headache for high school students who aren't good in math.

Answer 7

a study of the transformation of matter!