α. 1500s chimistick.
β. 1900s– chemistic.
单词 | chemistic |
释义 | chemisticadj.α. 1500s chimistick. β. 1900s– chemistic. rare. Of or relating to chemists or chemistry. Also: of or relating to chemism.See the notes at chemist n. 1, chemistry n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemistry as a science > [adjective] > of or relating to applied chemistry chemistical1559 chemic1576 chemical1576 chemistic1576 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health i. f. 1 The Arte of Sublyming..some..doe terme..both the Chymick and Chimistick Arte [L. artem..Chymicam, & Chymisticam]. 1919 E. W. Hirst Self & Neighbour viii. 208 Accordingly, with him we refuse to regard it as ‘Chemistic’, or even as ‘Organic’. 1953 J. Rosin & M. Eastman Road to Abundance p. v In describing the kind of effort that would be made by a society fully conscious of the possibilities of chemistry, I [sc. Rosin] shall use the word ‘chemistic’. I shall also use this word to describe the kind of society that would arise if the natural sciences, with chemistry in the lead, were given a chance to create a genuine abundance of all the necessities of life. 1972 Brit. Jrnl. Philos. Sci. 23 356 The dominant theories of fermentation at that time [sc. c1855] were mechanistic—or rather chemistic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1576 |
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