Chemurgy

/ˈkɛmɜːrdʒi/ noun

Definition

The industrial application of chemistry to agricultural products, creating useful chemicals and materials from farm crops.

Etymology

From German Chemurgie, combining chem- (chemistry) + -urgy (from Greek ergon 'work'). Coined in the early 1900s to describe this emerging field.

Kelly Says

Henry Ford was obsessed with chemurgy—he believed the future was growing cars from soybeans, not drilling them from the ground, making this a surprisingly eco-conscious vision from a hundred years ago.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኬሚስትሪ
kay-mee-stree
ARالعربية
صناعة الكيمياء
ṣināʿatu al-kaymīyā
BNবাংলা
রাসায়নিক শিল্প
raasaynik shilpo
CACatalà
quimúrgia
kee-mooR-jee-a
CSČeština
chemurgie
chem-oor-gee
DADansk
kemurgi
kem-oor-gee
DEDeutsch
Chemie-Wirtschaftslehre
Khem-ee-veehrts-chafts-leh-re
ELΕλληνικά
χημουργία
khee-moor-gee-a
ESEspañol
quimurgia
kee-mooR-gee-a
FAفارسی
شیمی
sheemi
FISuomi
kemurgia
kem-oor-gee-a
FRFrançais
chimurgie
shee-mûr-jee
GUGU
રાસાયણિક ઉદ્યોગ
raasaynik udyog
HAHA
kimiyya
kee-mee-ya
HEעברית
כימיה
khee-mee-ya
HIहिन्दी
रासायनिक उद्योग
rāsayanik udyog
HUMagyar
kémurgia
kem-oor-gee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
kimurgi
kee-mooR-jee
IGIG
ichemi
ee-che-mee
ITItaliano
chimurgia
kee-mooR-gee-a
JA日本語
化学工業
kagaku kogyo
KKKK
химия
khimia
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ រसायន
vit-dya-sa-a-stra ra-sa-yan
KO한국어
화학공업
hwahak gongup
MRMR
रासायनिक उद्योग
raasaaynik udyog
MSBahasa Melayu
kimurji
kee-mooR-jee
MYမြန်မာ
ဓာတုပညာ
da-ta-tu-pya
NLNederlands
chemurgie
kem-er-gee
NONorsk
kemurgi
kem-oor-gee
PAPA
ਕਿemic
kee-mee-k
PLPolski
chemurgia
khem-oor-gee-a
PTPortuguês
quimurgia
kee-mooR-gee-a
RORomână
chimurgie
kee-mooR-jee
RUРусский
химическая промышленность
khimichyeskaya promyshlennost'
SVSvenska
kemurgi
kem-oor-gee
SWKiswahili
kemurugia
kem-oor-gee-a
TAதமிழ்
வேதியியல் தொழில்
veythiyal thozhil
TEతెలుగు
రసాయన పరిశ్రమ
rasaayana pariśrama
THไทย
อุตสาหกรรมเคมี
oot-sa-ha-gorn ke-mee
TLTL
kimurhiya
kee-mooR-hee-ya
TRTürkçe
kimurji
kim-oor-jee
UKУкраїнська
хімічна промисловість
khimichna promyslovist
URاردو
کیمیا
kee-mee-ya
VITiếng Việt
ngành công nghiệp hóa học
nganh cong nghiep hoa hoc
YOYO
ijimurugba
ee-jee-mooR-oo-gba
ZH中文
化学工业
huàxué gōngyè
ZUZU
ikhemurugi
ee-khem-oor-goo-gee

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