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kinetics

Syllabification: (ki·net·ics)
Pronunciation: /kəˈnetiks/
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Definition of kinetics

noun

[usually treated as singular]
  • the branch of chemistry or biochemistry concerned with measuring and studying the rates of reactions.
  • [usually treated as plural] the rates of chemical or biochemical reaction.
  • Physics the study of forces acting on mechanisms.

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