physical chemistry
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1. the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | interface, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | osmotic pressure, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.phenomenon) |
| domain member category | : | form, phase, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.state) |
| domain member category | : | plasma, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.state) |
| domain member category | : | system, |
| definition | : | (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | ionise, ionize, |
| definition | : | convert into ions (verb.change) |
| domain member category | : | ionise, ionize, |
| definition | : | become converted into ions (verb.change) |
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