química

química

1. feminine singular of químicu

química f (uncountable)

1. chemistry

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈki.mi.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈki.mi.ka]

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Borrowed from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā), or from Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).

química f (uncountable)

1. chemistry

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

química

1. feminine singular of químic

química f (plural químiques)

1. female equivalent of químic

• “química” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “química” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “química”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “química”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā), or from Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).

química f (uncountable)

1. chemistry

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

química

1. feminine singular of químico

química f (plural químicas)

1. female equivalent of químico

• Rhymes: -imikɐ
• Hyphenation: quí‧mi‧ca

From Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā), or from Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).

química f (uncountable)

1. chemistry

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

química

1. feminine singular of químico

química f (plural químicas)

1. female equivalent of químico

• “química”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “química”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “química” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “química”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “química”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “química”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• IPA^(key): /ˈkimika/ [ˈki.mi.ka]

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• Rhymes: -imika
• Syllabification: quí‧mi‧ca

From Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā), or from Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).

química f (uncountable)

1. chemistry (the branch of science concerned with the composition of substances)
2. chemistry (a mutual attraction between two people)

• → Tagalog: kimika

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

química f (plural químicas)

1. female equivalent of químico

química

1. feminine singular of químico

• “químico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025