geochemistry en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English chemistry English geochemistry From geo- + chemistry.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, and with the chemical processes that occur in the formation of rocks and minerals etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| geochemistries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
biogeochemistry · lithogeochemistry · palaeogeochemistry · pedogeochemistry · hydrogeochemistry
Translations (22)
eo geoĥemio (branch of chemistry) · pl geochemia (branch of chemistry) · pt geoquímica (branch of chemistry) · nl geochemie (branch of chemistry) · ru геохи́мия (branch of chemistry) · km ភូគព្ភរសាយន (branch of chemistry) · ca geoquímica (branch of chemistry) · es geoquímica (branch of chemistry) · cmn 地球化學 /地球化学 (branch of chemistry) · ro geochimie (branch of chemistry) · ga geoiceimic (branch of chemistry) · da geokemi (branch of chemistry) · hy երկրաքիմիա (branch of chemistry) · fi geokemia (branch of chemistry) · fr géochimie (branch of chemistry) · sv geokemi (branch of chemistry) · km ភូមិរសាយន (branch of chemistry) · nn geokjemi (branch of chemistry) · it geochimica (branch of chemistry) · de Geochemie (branch of chemistry) · no geokjemi (branch of chemistry) · eo geokemio (branch of chemistry)