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chemistry /chem·is·try/ (kem´is-tre) the science dealing with the elements and atomic relations of matter, and of various compounds of the elements. colloid chemistry chemistry dealing with the nature and composition of colloids. inorganic chemistry that branch of chemistry dealing with compounds not occurring in the plant or animal worlds. organic chemistry that branch of chemistry dealing with carbon-containing compounds.
chemistry, n the science dealing with the elements, their compounds, and the molecular structure and interactions of matter. chemistry the science that treats of the elements and atomic relations of matter, and of the various compounds of the elements. colloid chemistry chemistry dealing with the nature and composition of colloids. inorganic chemistry the branch of chemistry dealing with inorganic compounds. organic chemistry the branch of chemistry dealing with organic compounds, those characterized by carbon-carbon bonds, i.e. all compounds containing carbon except oxides of carbon, carbides and carbonates. |
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This finding reveals "a fundamentally new physical and chemical phenomenon," according to Adam Heller of the University of Texas at Austin, who considers the results "nothing short of revolutionary. In essence, these scientists highlight the fact that life based on replicating nucleic acids such as RNA and DNA is only one example -- albeit a powerful one -- of a general chemical phenomenon. The key is to think of [the process] as a chemical phenomenon rather than in terms of a hard sphere moving on a bumpy plane," Feibelman says. |
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