palaeochemistry
/ˌpalɪəʊˈkɛmɪstri/ /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˈkɛmɪstri/noun
The chemical features of something as they were at some time in the past; the branch of science that deals with these.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From palaeo- + chemistry.
- bibliometrics
- bibliophile
- bibliophilic
- bibliophily
- bibliopole
- bibliotheca
- bibliotherapy
- Bibliothèque nationale
- bibliotic
- bibliotics
- bibliotist
- bib overalls
- bib tap
- bibulous
- bibulously
- bibulousness
- bicameral
- bicameralism
- bicarb
- bicarbonate
- bicarbonate of soda
- bice
- bicentenary
- bicentennial
- bicephalous