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geochemistry

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: JH IY2 OW0 K EH1 M AH0 S T R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

The branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, and with the chemical processes that occur in the formation of rocks and minerals etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the chemistry of the earth's crust

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: chemistry, chemical science

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English chemistry English geochemistry From geo- + chemistry.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: geoquímica — branch of chemistry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 地球化學 /地球化学 (dìqiú huàxué) — branch of chemistry
  • Danish: geokemi — branch of chemistry
  • Dutch: geochemie — branch of chemistry
  • Esperanto: geoĥemio — branch of chemistry
  • Esperanto: geokemio — branch of chemistry
  • Finnish: geokemia — branch of chemistry
  • French: géochimie — branch of chemistry
  • German: Geochemie — branch of chemistry
  • Irish: geoiceimic — branch of chemistry
  • Italian: geochimica — branch of chemistry
  • Khmer: ភូមិរសាយន (phuumi’ rea’saayan) — branch of chemistry
  • Khmer: ភូគព្ភរសាយន (phuu koapphea’ rea’saayan) — branch of chemistry
  • Norwegian Bokmål: geokjemi — branch of chemistry
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: geokjemi — branch of chemistry
  • Polish: geochemia — branch of chemistry
  • Portuguese: geoquímica — branch of chemistry
  • Romanian: geochimie — branch of chemistry
  • Russian: геохи́мия (geoxímija) — branch of chemistry
  • Spanish: geoquímica — branch of chemistry
  • Swedish: geokemi — branch of chemistry