physical chemistry

Noun
  1. The branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances (synset 106099035)
    associated with:
    • interface - (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
    • osmotic pressure - (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane
    • form, phase - (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
    • plasma - (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons
    • system - (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
    • ionise, ionize - convert into ions
    • ionise, ionize - become converted into ions
    is a type of: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

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