Vocabulary : Chemist to Chemung period
Chemist : A person versed in chemistry or given to chemical investigation; an analyst; a maker or seller of chemicals or drugs.Chemistry : That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterations in the constitution of the molecules, which depend upon variations of the number, kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms. These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained. Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and constitution of molecules. See Atom, Molecule. ;; An application of chemical theory and method to the consideration of some particular subject; as, the chemistry of iron; the chemistry of indigo. ;; A treatise on chemistry.
Chemitype : One of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
Chemolysis : A term sometimes applied to the decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone.
Chemosis : Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding the cornea.
