químico
Galician
Etymology
From Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).
Adjective
químico m (feminine singular química, masculine plural químicos, feminine plural químicas)
- chemical (of or relating to chemistry)
Noun
químico m (plural químicos, feminine química, feminine plural químicas)
- chemist (person working in chemistry)
Derived terms
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- chímico (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈki.mi.ku/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈki.mi.ko/
- Hyphenation: quí‧mi‧co
Noun
químico m (plural químicos, feminine química, feminine plural químicas)
- chemist (person working in chemistry)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkimiko/
Adjective
químico (feminine singular química, masculine plural químicos, feminine plural químicas)
- chemical (of or relating to chemistry)
- contaminación quimica
- chemical contamination
Noun
químico m (plural químicos, feminine química, feminine plural químicas)
- chemist (person working in chemistry)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “químico” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.