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geochemistry
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ge·o·chem·is·try  (j-km-str)
n.
The chemistry of the composition and alterations of the solid matter of the earth or a celestial body.
geo·chemi·cal (--kl) adj.
geo·chemi·cal·ly adv.
geo·chemist n.
geochemistry  (j-km-str)
The scientific study of the chemical composition of the Earth or other celestial body and of the reactions that control the distribution of chemical elements in its minerals, rocks, soil, waters, and atmosphere.
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Noun1.geochemistry - the chemistry of the earth's crust
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions


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