[1850–55; chem- + -ism, modeled on F chimisme, equiv. to chim(ie) chemistry + -isme-ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clear-cut, headhunting, muggins, runoff, segue-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)
Examples of 'chemism' in a sentence
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Chemism of fishponds was influenced by higher ration of organic matter in fishponds sediment and by fertilizing and liming.
Radovan Kopp, Pavla Řezníčková, Lenka Hadašová, Radim Petrek, Tomáš Brabec 2016, 'Water Quality and Phytoplankton Communities in Newly Created Fishponds', Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensishttps://acta.mendelu.cz/64/1/0071/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In small areas, varying deposition volumes and chemism of precipitation waters which reach the substratum directly can both be observed.
Rabajczyk A., Wróblewski H. 2013, 'Heavy metals in precipitation waters under conditions of varied anthropopressure intypical of European low mountain regions', E3S Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130120009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)