Chemistry vs Struggle - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
(countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
(informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
Strife, contention, great effort.
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, title= To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for'' or ''against ), to contend.
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, title= To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
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*:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
As nouns the difference between chemistry and struggle
is that chemistry is (uncountable) the branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules while struggle is strife, contention, great effort.As a verb struggle is
to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for'' or ''against ), to contend.chemistry
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(wikipedia chemistry)Noun
- the chemistry of iron
- the chemistry of indigo
Usage notes
* Historical note:'' This word and its derivatives were formerly spelled ''chy-'' or sometimes ''chi-'' (''i.e.'', ''chymistry'', ''chymist'', ''chymical'', ''etc.'', or ''chimistry'', ''chimist'', ''chimical , etc.) with pronunciation depending on the spelling.Meronyms
* See alsoDerived terms
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Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The struggle with ways and means had recommenced, more difficult now a hundredfold than it had been before, because of their increasing needs. Their income disappeared as a little rivulet that is swallowed by the thirsty ground. He worked night and day to supplement it.}}
Verb
(struggl)Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland, passage=England were ponderous with ball in hand, their runners static when taking the ball and their lines obvious, while their front row struggled badly in the scrum.}}
Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.}}