chemics

/ˈkɛmɪks/
noun
  1. The scientific study of the properties and behavior of substances; chemistry (archaic or rare).
    • The term 'chemics' is rarely used today; we say 'chemistry' instead.
    • In old textbooks, the subject was sometimes called 'chemics'.
    • He studied chemics at the university in the 1800s.
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