# metachemistry

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An extension of the ideas or methods of chemistry into other areas of inquiry.
2. The study of substances that can release large amounts of energy relative to their mass, such as molecules in metastable excited states.

## Etymology
From meta- + chemistry.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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