chemistry: Meaning and Definition of

chem•is•try

1. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter. Cf. element (def. 2).
2. chemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc.: the chemistry of carbon.
3. the interaction of one personality with another: The chemistry between him and his boss was all wrong.
4. sympathetic understanding; rapport: the astonishing chemistry between the actors.
5. any or all of the elements that make up something: the chemistry of love.