German Conversation · Level 25
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German word
Chemie
Pronunciation
IPA/çeˈmiː/
Meaning
- feminine nounchemistry
Example
In der Chemie führen wir viele Experimente durch.
In chemistry, we conduct many experiments.
More examples
Im Café sprechen wir oft über Chemie.
At the café, we often talk about chemistry.
Core concept
Substances meet and affect one another, a pattern extended to people whose interaction naturally works.
Common phrases
über Chemie sprechen
talk about chemistry
einen Kurs in Chemie belegen
take a chemistry course
Similar words
Sympathie: A natural feeling of liking and warmth between people.
Atmosphäre: The mood or feeling created by a particular place or situation.
Verbindung: A bond linking people or things.
Verhältnis: The nature of the relationship between people or things.
Definition in German
Chemie meint fachsprachlich die Wissenschaft von Stoffen und im übertragenen Sinn die unmittelbare Verbindung oder das 'Zusammenpassen' zwischen Personen.
Word origin
Chemie is a learned borrowing from Latin chemia, related to Greek chymeia and to Arabic al-kīmiyāʾ through the history of alchemy.
Usage tips
- Chemie is feminine, so its nominative article is die: die Chemie.
Other meanings
- rapportnoun
Related words
- Chemieunterrichtchemistry classnoun
- Chemikaliechemicalnoun