physical chemistry

noun

The science that uses theories and techniques from physics to study chemical systems.

OriginRussian физи́ческая хи́мия →
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Meanings

nounphysical chemistry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe science that uses theories and techniques from physics to study chemical systems.

Origin

  1. Russianфизи́ческая хи́мия
  2. Englishphysical chemistry

Calque of Russian физи́ческая хи́мия (fizíčeskaja xímija). Coined by polymath Mikhail Lomonosov in 1752.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 物理化學 /物理化学
  • 物理化學 /物理化学 (wùlǐ huàxué)the chemistry subdiscipline
Dutch fysische chemie
  • fysische chemiethe chemistry subdiscipline
Finnish fysikaalinen kemia
  • fysikaalinen kemiathe chemistry subdiscipline
German physikalische Chemie
  • physikalische Chemiethe chemistry subdiscipline
Greek φυσικοχημεία
  • φυσικοχημεία (fysikochimeía)the chemistry subdiscipline
Indonesian kimia fisika
  • kimia fisikathe chemistry subdiscipline
Japanese 物理化学
  • 物理化学the chemistry subdiscipline
Persian شیمیفیزیک
  • شیمیفیزیک (šimi-fizik)the chemistry subdiscipline
Polish chemia fizyczna
  • chemia fizycznathe chemistry subdiscipline
Portuguese físico-química, química física
  • físico-químicathe chemistry subdiscipline
  • química físicathe chemistry subdiscipline
  • fisioquímicathe chemistry subdiscipline
Romanian chimie fizică
  • chimie fizicăthe chemistry subdiscipline
Spanish fisicoquímica
  • fisicoquímicathe chemistry subdiscipline
Swedish fysikalisk kemi
  • fysikalisk kemithe chemistry subdiscipline
Thai เคมีเชิงฟิสิกส์
  • เคมีเชิงฟิสิกส์the chemistry subdiscipline
Turkish fizikokimya
  • fizikokimyathe chemistry subdiscipline
Vietnamese hoá học vật lí
  • hoá học vật líthe chemistry subdiscipline
Cite this entry
APA

physical chemistry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20chemistry

MLA

“physical chemistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20chemistry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physical chemistry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20chemistry.

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