כימיה

Hebrew

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”). Compare with Arabic كيمياء; the word may have entered Hebrew through Arabic.

Noun

כִימְיָה • (khímya) f

  1. (uncountable) chemistry

Further reading

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