Meanings
nounneurochemistry (usually uncountable, plural neurochemistries)
plural neurochemistries
- uncountableusuallybiochemistryThe branch of neuroscience concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- 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
- Englishneurochemistry
From neuro- + chemistry.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan neuroquímica
- neuroquímicabranch of neuroscience
Finnish neurokemia
- neurokemiabranch of neuroscience
Indonesian neurokimia
- neurokimiabranch of neuroscience
Cite this entry
APA
neurochemistry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurochemistry
MLA
“neurochemistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurochemistry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurochemistry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurochemistry.
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