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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("physical chemistry" is a kind of...):
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Domain member category:
interface ((chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases))
osmotic pressure ((physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane)
form; phase ((physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary)
plasma ((physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons)
system ((physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium)
ionise; ionize (convert into ions)
ionise; ionize (become converted into ions)
