Meanings
- physicaluncountablechemistryThe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- 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
- Englishthermochemistry
From thermo- + chemistry.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan termoquímica
- termoquímicathe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Czech termochemie
- termochemiethe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Estonian termokeemia
- termokeemiathe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Finnish termokemia, lämpökemia
- termokemiathe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
- lämpökemiathe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
French thermochimie
- thermochimiethe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
German Thermochemie
- Thermochemiethe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Greek θερμοχημεία
- θερμοχημεία (thermochimeía)the study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Hungarian termokémia
- termokémiathe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Italian termochimica
- termochimicathe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Japanese 熱化学
- 熱化学the study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Korean 열화학
- 열화학 (yeolhwahak)the study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Malay termokimia
- termokimiathe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Polish termochemia
- termochemiathe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Portuguese termoquímica
- termoquímicathe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Romanian termochimie
- termochimiethe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Russian термохимия
- термохимия (termoximija)the study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Spanish termoquímica
- termoquímicathe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Tagalog initkapnayan
- initkapnayanthe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Ukrainian термохімія
- термохімія (termoximija)the study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Vietnamese nhiệt hoá học, nhiệt hóa học
- nhiệt hoá họcthe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
- nhiệt hóa họcthe study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
Cite this entry
thermochemistry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermochemistry
“thermochemistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermochemistry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermochemistry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermochemistry.
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