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Chemistry

That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterations in the constitution of the molecules, which depend upon variations of the number, kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms. These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained. Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and constitution of molecules. See Atom, M

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Photochemistry 76% connected

The branch of chemistry which relates to the effect of light in producing chemical changes, as in photography.

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Thermochemistry 76% connected

That branch of chemical science which includes the investigation of the various relations existing between chemical action and that manifestation of…

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Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Alchemy 92% connected

An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to m…

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