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chemy

UK/ˈkɛmɪ/

chemy noun: alchemy, chemistry (prior to their being properly distinguished).

Noun

chemy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) alchemy, chemistry (prior to their being properly distinguished)

Origin of chemy

From the post-Classical Latin chemia, chymia, chimia. Doublet of Kimiya.

Questions about chemy

What does chemy mean?
Chemy means alchemy, chemistry (prior to their being properly distinguished).
What part of speech is chemy?
Chemy is a noun.
How do you pronounce chemy?
Chemy is pronounced /ˈkɛmɪ/ (UK).

Words near chemy in the dictionary

  1. chemurgically
  2. chemurgies
  3. chemurgist
  4. chemurgists
  5. chemurgy
  6. chemy
  7. chemzyme
  8. chemzymes
  9. Chen
  10. Chen Pao
  11. Chen Pao Island

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