geochemical

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adjective

Of or pertaining to geochemistry.

Opposite
nongeochemical
OriginEnglish chemical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin chēmicus →
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Meanings

adjectivegeochemical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to geochemistry.

    Geochemical tests also showed that a patch of reddened clay had been heated to temperatures of over 700C (1292F) with repeated fire-use in the same location of the site.

    2025 December 10, Hannah Devlin, “Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
nongeochemical

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  7. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  8. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  9. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  10. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  11. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  12. New Latinchēmia
  13. New Latinchēmicus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishchemical
  17. Englishgeochemical

From geo- + chemical.

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APA

geochemical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geochemical

MLA

“geochemical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geochemical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geochemical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geochemical.

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