chemic

chem·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kem-ik]
- /ˈkɛm ɪk/
- /ˈke.mɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kem-ik]
- /ˈkɛm ɪk/

Definitions of chemic word

verb chemic to bleach 3
noun chemic a person involved in the study of chemistry 3
adjective chemic of alchemy; alchemic 3
abbreviation CHEMIC chemical 3
adjective chemic of or relating to alchemy; alchemic. 1
adjective chemic of or relating to chemistry; chemical. 1

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Origin of chemic

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; < Greek chēm(ía) alchemy + -ic; replacing chimic < Medieval Latin (al)chimicus

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Parts of speech for Chemic

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chemic

chemic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chemic usage trend in Literature

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