ENGLISH ROOT WORD: chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico- from Greek khemeia

【chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico-】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "of alchemy"
from Greek "khemeia"

 

 

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[WORD ROOT]root chem
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] chemo, chemi, chemico, alchem
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) khemeia
[MEANING]root of alchemy

 

 

 

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 khemeia [from Khemia, =khumeia, khemia] art of transmuting metals

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

alchemy, biochemical, chem, chemic, chemical, chemicals, chemicophysics, chemist, chemistry, chemotherapy, chemurgy, geochemist, immunohistochemical

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

alchemy [noun] from alchemy < chem
【DEFINITION】 Alchemy was a form of chemistry studied in the Middle Ages, which was concerned with trying to discover ways to change ordinary metals into gold.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 medieval chemistry; the supposed science of transmutation of base metals into silver or gold
【pl.】 alchemies
【DERIVATIVEs】 alchemic, alchemical, alchemistic, alchemy
【ROOTs】 ⑴ alchem(chem); of alchemy ⑵ y; suffix

biochemical [adjective] from chemical < chem
【DEFINITION】 Biochemical changes, reactions, and mechanisms relate to the chemical processes that happen in living things.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bio; life ⑵ chem; of alchemy ⑶ ical(ic); adjective suffix

chem [combining form] from chem
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 chem; of alchemy

chemic [adjective] from chem
【DEFINITION】 ① alchemic
② chemical
【SYNONYM】 chemical, alchemic
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chem; of alchemy ⑵ ic; adjective suffix

chemical [adjective] from chemical < chem
【DEFINITION】 Chemical means involving or resulting from a reaction between two or more substances, or relating to the substances that something consists of.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 relating to chemistry, pertaining to the phenomena with which chemistry deals
【DERIVATIVEs】 chemical, chemically, chemist, chemistry
【SYNONYM】 chemic
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chem; of alchemy ⑵ ical(ic); adjective suffix

chemicals [noun] from chemical < chem
【DEFINITION】 the commercial production and sale of chemical products
【pl.】 [PL]
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chem; of alchemy ⑵ ical(ic); adjective suffix ⑶ s; -

chemicophysics [noun] from physics
【DEFINITION】 physical chemistr
【pl.】 [PL]
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chemico(chem); of alchemy ⑵ physic(physi); nature ⑶ s; -

chemist [noun] from chemist < chem
【DEFINITION】 A chemist or a chemist's is a shop where drugs and medicines are sold or given out, and where you can buy cosmetics and some household goods.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 alchemist
【pl.】 chemists
【DERIVATIVEs】 chemical, chemically, chemist, chemistry
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chem; of alchemy ⑵ ist; noun suffix

chemistry [noun] from chemist < chem
【DEFINITION】 Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 alchemy
【pl.】 chemistries
【DERIVATIVEs】 chemical, chemically, chemist, chemistry
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chem; of alchemy ⑵ ist; noun suffix ⑶ ry(ery); suffix

chemotherapy [noun] from chemotherapy < therapy
【DEFINITION】 Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 chemotherapist, chemotherapy
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chem; of alchemy ⑵ therap; - ⑶ y; suffix

chemurgy [noun] from chem
【DEFINITION】 the branch of chemistry concerned with the industrial use of organic raw materials, esp materials of agricultural origin
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chem; of alchemy ⑵ urgy; -

geochemist [noun] from geochemist
【DEFINITION】 an expert in or student of the branch of science concerning the chemical composition of the earth and its rocks and minerals
【ROOTs】 ⑴ geo; earth ⑵ chem; of alchemy ⑶ ist; noun suffix

 

immunohistochemical [adjective] from chemical < chem
【DEFINITION】 of or relating to the application of histochemical and immunologic methods to chemical analysis of living cells and tissues
【DERIVATIVEs】 immunohistochemistry, immunohistochemical
【ROOTs】 ⑴ immuno(immun); immune, immunity ⑵ histo; ⑶ chem; of alchemy ⑷ al; adjective suffix

Other word list containing chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico-; immunohistochemistry

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

change
cer-, cern-, cert-
center-, centri-, centr-
cent-, centi-
celer-
cel-
cede-, cess-
caus, cuse
cata-, cath-, cat-
cast-

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: change from Latin cambire, cambiare

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