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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChemical makeup
/ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl ˈmeɪ.kʌp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The kinds and relative proportions of elements or compounds that make up a substance.
"Scientists analyzed the chemical makeup of the meteorite to determine its origins." - 2
The intrinsic molecular structure or composition characteristic of a particular material or living tissue.
"Certain foods can alter the chemical makeup of the brain and influence mood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'chemical', derived from alchemy (ultimately from the Greek 'khēmeia'), and 'makeup', originating from the verbal phrase 'make up' used since the late 16th century to signify composition or constitution. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern scientific and technical discourse to describe the elemental and molecular constitution of substances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chemical makeup" is said worldwide
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composition chimique
Transliteration: kɔ̃.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃ ʃi.mik
"La composition chimique de cette eau est très pure."
chemische Zusammensetzung
Transliteration: ˈçeːmɪʃə ˈtsʊsamənˌzɛtsʊŋ
"Die chemische Zusammensetzung des Materials wurde genau analysiert."
composizione chimica
Transliteration: kom.po.ziˈt͡sjo.ne ˈki.mi.ka
"Gli scienziati hanno studiato la composizione chimica della roccia."
composición química
Transliteration: kom.po.siˈsjon ˈki.mi.ka
"La composición química del fármaco determina su eficacia."
composição química
Transliteration: kõ.po.ziˈsãw ˈki.mi.kɐ
"O laboratório testou a composição química do solo."
रासायनिक संगठन
Transliteration: rasayanik sangathan
"वैज्ञानिकों ने इस पदार्थ के रासायनिक संगठन का अध्ययन किया।"
化学成分
Transliteration: huàxué chéngfèn
"研究人员正在分析这种矿物的化学成分。"
화학적 구성
Transliteration: hwahakjeok guseong
"이 물질의 화학적 구성은 매우 독특합니다."
化学組成
Transliteration: kagaku sosei
"そのサンプルの化学組成を詳しく調べた。"
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