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noun, feminine

química

/ˈkimika/

noun, feminine/ˈkimika/

chemistry (the branch of science concerned with the composition of substances); chemistry (a mutual attraction between two people)

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”).