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Chemical vs Iatrochemistry - What's the difference?

chemical | iatrochemistry |

As nouns the difference between chemical and iatrochemistry

is that chemical is any specific chemical element or chemical compound while iatrochemistry is (chemistry|medicine) an early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases; alternatively, the application of chemistry to medical theory.

As an adjective chemical

is (label) of or relating to alchemy.

chemical

English

Adjective

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  • (label) Of or relating to alchemy.
  • Of or relating to chemistry.
  • Of or relating to a material or processes not commonly found in nature or in a particular product.

    • Derived terms

    * technochemical

    External links

    * (Chemistry)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any specific chemical element or chemical compound.
  • (label) An artificial chemical compound.
    • I color my hair with henna, not chemicals .
  • (label) An addictive drug.

    • Usage notes

    * The noun is frequently used in a slang and more specific non-technical way (2nd and 3rd definition) by the general public. Chemists and those who understand chemistry may gravitate toward the first, but the term "substance" is preferred usage.

    Derived terms

    * antichemical * chemical abortion * chemical affinity * chemical agent * chemical beam epitaxy * chemical biology * chemical bond * chemical castration * chemical change * chemical clock * chemical composition * chemical database * chemical decomposition * chemical defense * chemical dependency * chemical depilatory * chemical dermatitis * chemical ecology * chemical element * chemical energy * chemical engineering * chemical fingerprint * chemical hazard * chemical horn * chemical indicator * chemical industry * chemical kinetics * chemical laser * chemical law * chemical messenger * chemical oceanography * chemical pathology * chemical peel * chemical peritonitis * chemical physics * chemical plant * chemical reaction * chemical reactor * chemical sensitivity * chemical series * chemical shift * chemical toilet * chemical weapon

    Related terms

    * alchemical * chemist * chemistry

    See also

    * molecule * reagent

    Anagrams

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    iatrochemistry

    English

    (wikipedia iatrochemistry)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry, medicine) An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases; alternatively, the application of chemistry to medical theory.
  • * 2003': A parallel bid to read the body in terms of the new science came from '''iatrochemistry . — Roy Porter, ''Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 53)

    • Related terms

    * iatrochemist, iatrochemical