English Explanatory Dictionary

geochemistry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, and with the chemical processes that occur in the formation of rocks and minerals etc.

Word forms

geochemistry geochemistries

Etymology

From geo- + chemistry.

Derived words

biogeochemistry hydrogeochemistry lithogeochemistry palaeogeochemistry pedogeochemistry
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