The branch of chemistry that deals with inorganic compounds.
Example sentencesExamples
The distinction between organic and inorganic chemistry became highly relative, and it has continued to evolve in that direction.
When Phillips began work in the the early 1800s, organic chemistry hardly existed as a science and his own studies were almost exclusively concerned with inorganic chemistry and mineralogy.
It is not surprising that inorganic chemistry in the late 1700s saw faster progress than the chemistry of life.
This got him thinking that he wanted to combine his interest in inorganic chemistry with his biomedical interests.
In 1907 he joined the Académie des Sciences, and was offered the chair of inorganic chemistry at the University of Paris.
Definition of inorganic chemistry in US English:
inorganic chemistry
noun
The branch of chemistry that deals with inorganic compounds.
Example sentencesExamples
It is not surprising that inorganic chemistry in the late 1700s saw faster progress than the chemistry of life.
This got him thinking that he wanted to combine his interest in inorganic chemistry with his biomedical interests.
In 1907 he joined the Académie des Sciences, and was offered the chair of inorganic chemistry at the University of Paris.
When Phillips began work in the the early 1800s, organic chemistry hardly existed as a science and his own studies were almost exclusively concerned with inorganic chemistry and mineralogy.
The distinction between organic and inorganic chemistry became highly relative, and it has continued to evolve in that direction.