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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of alchēmia (“alchemy”), from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā).
Pronunciation
Noun
chēmia f sg (genitive chēmiae); first declension
- (New Latin) chemistry
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Related terms
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin chēmia. Doublet of alchemia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɛ.mja/
- Rhymes: -ɛmja
- Syllabification: che‧mia
Noun
chemia f
- chemistry
- (informal) chemotherapy
- Synonym: chemioterapia
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- chemia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- chemia in Polish dictionaries at PWN