/ · 1894 Brewer’s · C · Chemistry [kemistry]
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
is from the Arabic kimia, whence al-kimia (the occult art), from kamai (to conceal).
Inorganic chemistry is that branch of chemistry which is limited to metallic and non-metallic substances, which are not organised bodies.
Organic chemistry is devoted to organised bodies and their elements.
· ·
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
· 
· 
· ·