chem

== English == === Etymology === Clippings. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɛm/ Rhymes: -ɛm === Noun === chem (countable and uncountable, plural chems) (uncountable, university slang, often capitalized) Clipping of chemistry (“branch of natural science”), usually referring to the subject or the department. (countable, informal, often in the plural) Clipping of chemical. A chemical weapon. A recreational drug. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:recreational drug ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === chem (not comparable) (informal) Clipping of chemical. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “chem”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “chems”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. === Anagrams === Emch, Mech, Mech., mech, mech. == Chinese == === Etymology === From clipping of English chemistry. === Pronunciation === === Noun === chem (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) chemistry === See also === phy chem bio == Mizo == === Etymology === From Proto-Kuki-Chin *tsem. === Noun === chem large knife or sword ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “chem”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society == Romanian == === Verb === chem first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of chema