The branch of chemistry concerned with the application of the techniques and data retrieval methods made possible by computer science to chemical research, especially in the design of new drugs.
Origin
1990s. From chemo- + informatics.
Definition of cheminformatics in US English:
cheminformatics
(also chemoinformatics)
nounˌkɛmɪnfəˈmatɪks
The branch of chemistry concerned with the application of the techniques and data retrieval methods made possible by computer science to chemical research, especially in the design of new drugs.