scheikunde

Dutch

Etymology

From scheiden +‎ -kunde. Purism introduced by Simon Stevin in the 16th century to replace the Dutch word chemie (“chemistry”) which was a borrowing from Latin chimia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɛi̯.kʏn.də/
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Noun

scheikunde f (uncountable)

  1. chemistry

Synonyms
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