chemic
/ˈkɛmɪk/obsolete
chemic is spelled C-H-E-M-I-C: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chemic means “Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chemic?
| Letters | 6: C-H-E-M-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chemic?
Chemic appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chemic?
- UK /ˈkɛmɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chemic
- chymic
- chymick
- chemics present, singular, he/she/it
- chemicking participle, present
- chemicked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chemic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicPractising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.
- 2
obsoleteProduced through alchemy; counterfeit.
- 3
archaicChemical.
noun
- 1
archaicA chemist or (earlier) an alchemist.
- 2
obsoleteA solution of chloride of lime, used in bleaching.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo bleach with a solution of chloride of lime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chemic come from?
From New Latin chemicus, chimicus, chymicus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).