Etymology

physical chemistry

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Russian физи́ческая хи́мия
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  1. Russian · calque ofфизи́ческая хи́мия
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Calque of Russian физи́ческая хи́мия (fizíčeskaja xímija). Coined by polymath Mikhail Lomonosov in 1752.

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