química

See also: quimica

Asturian

Adjective

química

1. feminine singular of químicu

Noun

química f (uncountable)

1. chemistry

Related terms

• químicu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mi.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mi.ka/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء‎ (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χημεία (khēmeía) or χυμεία (khumeía), or from Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).

Noun

química f (uncountable)

1. chemistry

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

química

1. feminine singular of químic

Noun

química f (plural químiques)

1. female equivalent of químic

Related terms

• alquímia
• alquímic
• alquimista
• químic

 

Galician

Etymology 1

From Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء‎ (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χημεία (khēmeía) or χυμεία (khumeía), or from Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).

Noun

química f (uncountable)

1. chemistry

Derived terms

• bioquímica
• química orgánica

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

química

1. feminine singular of químico

Noun

química f (plural químicas)

1. female equivalent of químico

Related terms

• quimicamente

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkĩ.mi.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkĩ.mi.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mi.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mi.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: quí‧mi‧ca

Etymology 1

From Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء‎ (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χημεία (khēmeía) or χυμεία (khumeía), or from Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).

Noun

química f (uncountable)

1. chemistry

Derived terms

• bioquímica

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

química

1. feminine singular of químico

Noun

química f (plural químicas)

1. female equivalent of químico

Related terms

• quimicamente

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkimika/ [ˈki.mi.ka]
• Rhymes: -imika
• Syllabification: quí‧mi‧ca

Etymology 1

From Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء‎ (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χημεία (khēmeía) or χυμεία (khumeía), or from Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).

Noun

química f (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

• agroquímica
• bioquímica
• fotoquímica
• química nuclear
• química orgánica

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: kimika

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

química f (plural químicas)

1. female equivalent of químico

Adjective

química

1. feminine singular of químico

Further reading

• “químico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014