1º_ Science that studies the basic elements in the composition of matter and their combinations. Unlike alchemy it has no philosophical aims nor does it seek the philosopher's stone, but shares etymology by the Egyptian kemeia ("country of black men"?) that it was where many chemists came from in antiquity, although it may also have Greek origin by 967; 965; 956; 945; ( kyma "mixture of drinks") ), and in both cases it would reach Spanish through its Arabic version 1575; 1604; 1582; 1610; 1605; 1610; 1575; 1569; ( al khimya "the philosopher's stone" ) , is more related to alchemy and mysticism. 2º_ Lexical component most used as a suffix for what is related to chemistry. 3º_ Female chemist.
