Etymology

magnetochemistry

Today it means: The branch of chemistry that studies the effect of a magnetic field on atomic or molecular structures. Full definition →

English chemistry ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs
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  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Englishchemistry
  11. English todaymagnetochemistry

From magneto- + chemistry.

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