Definition
An archaic spelling and term for chemistry or alchemy; the study and practice of chemical and alchemical transformations (obsolete).
Etymology
From 'chymia' (alchemy) + '-istry' forming an abstract noun. This old spelling shows the etymological connection to Arabic 'al-kimiya' before the field separated from alchemy and standardized its spelling to 'chemistry.'
Kelly Says
Reading old texts that spell it 'chymistry' is like reading a fossil record of the English language—you can see exactly when the field became respectable science instead of mysticism, and the spelling changed to match, showing how language follows cultural shifts.
Translations
BNবাংলা
রসায়নবিজ্ঞান
rasayan-bijno-shan
CACatalà
química
kee-mee-kah
ELΕλληνικά
χημεία
hee-mee-ah
ESEspañol
química
kee-mee-kah
FRFrançais
chimie
shee-mee
GUGU
રાસાયણશાસ્ત્ર
ra-sa-ya-na-sha-as-tr
HEעברית
כימיה
kee-mee-yah
HIहिन्दी
रसायन विज्ञान
rasayan vigyan
IDBahasa Indonesia
kimia
kee-mee-ah
ITItaliano
chimica
kee-mee-kah
MRMR
रसायनशास्त्र
rasayan-shastra
MSBahasa Melayu
kimia
kee-mee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ဓာတုဗေဒ
dha-ta-tu-be-deh
NLNederlands
chemie
ke-mee
PLPolski
chemia
kee-mee-ah
PTPortuguês
química
kee-mee-kah
RUРусский
химия
khim-ee-ya
SWKiswahili
kemia
keh-mee-ah
TAதமிழ்
வேதியியல்
vethi-iya-l
TEతెలుగు
రసాయన శాస్త్రం
rasayana sasthram
UKУкраїнська
хімія
khim-ee-ya
VITiếng Việt
hóa học
hoa hoc
ZUZU
ikhemikh
ee-hem-ee-kh