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Asturian
Adjective
química
feminine singular of químicu
Noun
química f (uncountable )
chemistry
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء ( al-kīmiyāʔ ) , from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ ( khumeíā ) , or from Latin chimicus , alternative form of chēmicus ( “ chemical ” ) , from chēmia ( “ chemistry ” ) , Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ ( khumeíā , “ art of alloying metals ” ) , from χύμα ( khúma , “ fluid ” ) .
Noun
química f (uncountable )
chemistry
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
química
feminine singular of químic
Noun
química f (plural químiques )
female equivalent of químic
Further reading
Galician
Etymology 1
From Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء ( al-kīmiyāʔ ) , from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ ( khumeíā ) , or from Latin chimicus , alternative form of chēmicus ( “ chemical ” ) , from chēmia ( “ chemistry ” ) , Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ ( khumeíā , “ art of alloying metals ” ) , from χύμα ( khúma , “ fluid ” ) .
Noun
química f (uncountable )
chemistry
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
química
feminine singular of químico
Noun
química f (plural químicas )
female equivalent of químico
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -imikɐ
Hyphenation: quí‧mi‧ca
Etymology 1
From Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء ( al-kīmiyāʔ ) , from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ ( khumeíā ) , or from Latin chimicus , alternative form of chēmicus ( “ chemical ” ) , from chēmia ( “ chemistry ” ) , Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ ( khumeíā , “ art of alloying metals ” ) , from χύμα ( khúma , “ fluid ” ) .
Noun
química f (uncountable )
chemistry
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
química
feminine singular of químico
Noun
química f (plural químicas )
female equivalent of químico
Further reading
“química ”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008 –2025
“química ”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006 –2025
“química ” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo , 1913
“química ”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003 –2025
“química ”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015 –2025
“química ”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008 –2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkimika/
Rhymes: -imika
Syllabification: quí‧mi‧ca
Etymology 1
From Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء ( al-kīmiyāʔ ) , from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ ( khumeíā ) , or from Latin chimicus , alternative form of chēmicus ( “ chemical ” ) , from chēmia ( “ chemistry ” ) , Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ ( khumeíā , “ art of alloying metals ” ) , from χύμα ( khúma , “ fluid ” ) .
Noun
química f (uncountable )
chemistry ( the branch of science concerned with the composition of substances )
chemistry ( a mutual attraction between two people )
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
química f (plural químicas )
female equivalent of químico
Adjective
química
feminine singular of químico
Further reading