Meanings
nounastrochemistry (uncountable)
- uncountableastronomyThe study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
- Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
- Ancient Greekἀστήρ (astḗr)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
- Englishastro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchimia
- Middle Frenchchymie
- Frenchchimie
- Frenchchimiste
- Englishchemist
- Englishchemistry
- Englishastrochemistry
From astro- + chemistry.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan astroquímica
- astroquímicathe study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
Finnish astrokemia
- astrokemiathe study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
French astrochimie
- astrochimiethe study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
Hindi खगोलरसायन
- खगोलरसायन (khagolarsāyan)the study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
Hungarian asztrokémia
- asztrokémiathe study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
Italian astrochimica
- astrochimicathe study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
Malay استروکيميا
- استروکيميا (astrokimia)the study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
Polish astrochemia, kosmochemia
- astrochemiathe study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
- kosmochemiathe study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
Portuguese astroquímica
- astroquímicathe study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
Spanish astroquímica
- astroquímicathe study of the chemical composition of starts and outer space
Cite this entry
APA
astrochemistry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrochemistry
MLA
“astrochemistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrochemistry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astrochemistry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrochemistry.
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