different between chemic vs hemic

English

Alternative forms

• chymic [from 16th c.]
• chymick [16th-18th c.]

Etymology

From Late Latin chemicus, chimicus, chymicus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?m?k/

  Rhymes: -?m?k

Adjective

chemic (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.
2. (obsolete) Produced through alchemy; counterfeit.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I.217:

     a chymic treasure / Is glittering Youth, which I have spent betimes— / My heart in passion, and my head on rhymes.

3. (now rare) Chemical.

Noun

chemic (plural chemics)

1. (now rare) A chemist or (earlier) an alchemist.
   • 1633, John Donne, "The Comparison":

     like the Chymicks masculine equall fire, / Which in the Lymbecks warme wombe doth inspire / Into th'earths worthlesse part a soule of gold […]

2. (obsolete) A solution of chloride of lime, used in bleaching.

Verb

chemic (third-person singular simple present chemics, present participle chemicking, simple past and past participle chemicked)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To bleach with a solution of chloride of lime.

English

Alternative forms

• haemic (chiefly British)
• hæmic (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.m?k/
• Rhymes: -i?m?k

Etymology 1

From ???? (haîma, “blood”) + -ic

Adjective

hemic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to blood
2. Relating to heme

Derived terms

• monohemic

Etymology 2

Adjective

hemic (not comparable)

1. (of a peat) Somewhat decomposed.

See also

• fibric
• sapric

References

• Peat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Chiem, chemi-, chime, miche