Chemistry - Kemia - Finnish Vocabulary

Chemistry (kemia) is the study (tutkimus) of matter (materia), its properties (ominaisuus), how and why substances (aine) combine (yhdistää) or separate (hajota) to form other substances, and how substances interact (vuorovaikuttaa) with energy (energia).

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Finnish	English
kemia	chemistry
kemiallinen	chemical
reaktioyhtälö	chemical equation
alkuaine	element
molekyyli	molecule
ioni	ion
atomi	atom
atomipaino	atomic weight
reaktio	reaction
yhdiste	compound
sidos	bond
kaava	formula
metalli	metal
epämetalli	non-metal

Finnish	English
happi	oxygen
vety	hydrogen
typpi	nitrogen
typpihappo	nitric acid
rikki	sulphur
rikkihappo	sulphuric acid
hiili	carbon
kalium	potassium
hiilihydraatti	carbohydrate
proteiini	protein
rasva	lipid, fat

Finnish	English
kiinteä	solid
neste	liquid
kaasu	gas
liueta	to dissolve
liuos	solution
happo	acid
hapan	acidic
happamuus	acidity
emäs	base
tislaus	distillation
indikaattori	indicator
elektrolyysi	electrolysis
elektrolyytti	electrolyte
anodi	anode
katodi	cathode