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Word: Chemism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From chem- + -ism, probably after German Chemismus
Definition:
In early use: †a chemical energy or process thought to be responsible for the formation of new compounds (obsolete). Later: chemical action, behaviour, or activity.
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