chemomechanics

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noun

An area of the physical chemistry of polymers concerned with the reversible conversion of chemical energy into mechanical energy.

OriginEnglish mechanics ← Latin mēchanicus ← Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós) →
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Meanings

nounchemomechanics (uncountable)
  1. physicaluncountablechemistryAn area of the physical chemistry of polymers concerned with the reversible conversion of chemical energy into mechanical energy.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  11. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  12. Latinmēchanicus
  13. Englishmechanics
  14. Englishchemomechanics

From chemo- + mechanics.

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APA

chemomechanics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemomechanics

MLA

“chemomechanics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemomechanics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemomechanics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemomechanics.

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