text: what is the meaning of chemistry?   definitions of chemistry on the web:      * the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions     * the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together"       wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn      * chemistry (in greek: χημεία) is the science of matter and its interactions with energy and itself (see physics, biology). because of the diversity of matter, which is mostly in the form of atoms, chemists often study how atoms interact to form molecules and how molecules interact with each other.       en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chemistry      * chemistry is a japanese popular music r&b duo. they are dochin yoshikuni (堂珍嘉邦, born nov 17 1978) and kawabata kaname (川畑要, born feb 28 1979). they were the winners of the asayan auction in 2000 (by sony music japan).their first single "pieces of a dream" debuted on march 3, 2001, winning the best selling single in the same year (over 2 millions). most of the singles released reached no.1 in oricon chart in japan; and all 5 albums reached no. ...       en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chemistry_(j-pop)      * biopolymers boranes chemicals chemical process engineering chromatography coatings, pigments, and paints combinatorial chemistry cracking detergents dyes electrochemistry electrophoresis environmental monitoring explosives feedstocks green chemistry industrial gases isotopic analysis nitrogen fixation oil from coal process radioactive dating reppe chemistry solvents synthetic resins synthetic rubber warfare, chemical see also materials; scientific research/measurement       www.routledge-ny.com/ref/20ctech/thematic.html      * the study of matter and its interactions       www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/rc/dictionary/rcdict.html      * [from greek chemeia] an ancient art or science relating to the extraction of medicinal juices from plants, or of metals from their earths, or the transmutation of physical elements, as of base metals into gold, the preparation of elixirs, and other things usually connected with alchemy, from which modern chemistry is a derivative along specialized line.       www.theosociety.org/pasadena/etgloss/cha-chy.htm      * physical chemistry, organic chemistry (other than biochemistry), inorganic chemistry, materials, plastics, fuels, pesticides, metallurgy, soil chemistry, etc. back       www.pnm.com/sciencefair/choosea.htm      * discipline of science dealing with the composition of substances, and of their effects upon one another. the alchemists did much of the ground work leading up to modern chemistry of which antoine lavoisier (1743-94) is considered the founder. organic chemistry deals with the numerous compounds of carbon, inorganic of all other elements. biochemistry deals with the chemical problems of living things. ...       www.embassy.org.nz/encycl/c2encyc.htm      * knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. this includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.       www.careers.org/topic/06_cref_62.html      * chemical characteristics of surface water, particularly acidity and content of nutrients.       academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/wetland/define/define.htm      * a basic science concerned with the structure and behaviour of atoms (elements); the composition and properties of compounds; the reactions that occur between substances and the resultant energy exchange and the laws that unite these phenomena into a comprehensive system.       www.fire.org.uk/glossary.htm      * the branch of knowledge that treats the compositions of substances and of the transformations which they undergo.       www.siebelinstitute.com