Meanings
nouniatrochemistry (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases; alternatively, the application of chemistry to medical theory.
A parallel bid to read the body in terms of the new science came from iatrochemistry.
2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin, published 2004, page 53
Origin
- Ancient Greekἰάομαι (iáomai)
- Ancient Greekῑ̓ᾱτρός (īātrós)
- Ancient Greekῑ̓ᾱτρο- (īātro-)
- Englishiatro-
- 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
- Englishiatrochemistry
From iatro- + chemistry.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish iatrokemia
- iatrokemiaan early branch of chemistry that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases
Hungarian iatrokémia
- iatrokémiaan early branch of chemistry that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases
Irish iatraiceimic
- iatraiceimican early branch of chemistry that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases
Cite this entry
APA
iatrochemistry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iatrochemistry
MLA
“iatrochemistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iatrochemistry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iatrochemistry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iatrochemistry.
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