chemistry

Từ điển Collocation

chemistry noun

1 subject of study

ADJ. analytical, applied, theoretical | environmental, physical | industrial | inorganic, organic

CHEMISTRY + NOUN set For her twelfth birthday, she asked for a chemistry set.
More information about SUBJECT

SUBJECT:

of study do, read, study ~ do ~ is more commonly used with school subjects (but may also be used with university subjects): She did maths, physics and chemistry at school.

study ~ is used with both school and university subjects: He studied German at school. She went on to study mathematics at university.

read ~is only used with university subjects and is quite formal: She was educated privately and at Pembroke College, where she read classics.

lecture in, teach ~ He taught music at a school in Edinburgh.

Other verbs used with subject can also be used with particular subjects of study: Half the students take geography at A level. We offer accounting as a subsidiary course.

~ degree, a degree/diploma in ~ a law degree a higher diploma in fine art

~ class, course, lecture, lesson The genetics lectures are on a different campus.

~ department, a/the department of ~ All enquiries should be made to the Department of Architecture.

~ graduate, student, undergraduate Some architecture graduates gain further qualifications in specialist fields.

~ lecturer, teacher, tutor He's an English teacher at Highland Road School.

~ professor, (a) professor of ~ She's professor of linguistics at the University of Wales.

the study of ~ The study of philosophy helps you to think critically.

in ~ He got As in history and art.

2 chemical structure of substance

ADJ. blood, soil, water, etc. | body natural changes in body chemistry

3 personal feelings/attraction

ADJ. personal | sexual

PREP. ~ between The personal chemistry between the two stars of the film is obvious.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions; chemical science
  • the way two individuals relate to each other; interpersonal chemistry, alchemy

    their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other

    a mysterious alchemy brought them together

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

chemistries
syn.: alchemy chemical science interpersonal chemistry