also: セーミ
noun
Archaic loanword from Dutch 'chemie', used in the early modern period before 化学 became standard. Now only encountered in historical texts.
from Dutch chemie
See also: 化学
江戸時代の蘭学者は「舎密」という言葉で化学を学んだ。
Scholars of Dutch learning in the Edo period studied chemistry using the term 舎密.
Variant katakana spelling with a long vowel; also archaic.
The modern standard word for 'chemistry', which replaced 舎密.
From Dutch 'chemie', borrowed during the Edo period and written with the ateji 舎密. The modern term 化学 later replaced it.