chemical science

/ˌkɛməkəl ˌsaɪəns/

Other forms: chemical sciences

Definitions of chemical science

1. noun

   the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
   synonyms: chemistry

   types:

   chemoimmunology, immunochemistry

   the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies)

   organic chemistry

   the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)

   inorganic chemistry

   the chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon radicals

   physical chemistry

   the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances

   electrochemistry

   branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions

   femtochemistry

   the branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses

   geochemistry

   the science that studies the physical makeup of the substances the earth and other planets are composed of

   photochemistry

   branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light

   nuclear chemistry, radiochemistry

   the chemistry of radioactive substances

   surface chemistry

   the branch of chemistry that studies processes occurring at interfaces between phases (especially those between liquid and gas)

   thermochemistry

   the branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated

   biochemistry

   the science that studies life-sustaining molecular activities and energy transformations in organisms

   phytochemistry

   the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants

   type of:

   natural science, science

   the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena