chemical
Americannoun
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a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
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Slang. chemicals, narcotic or mind-altering drugs or substances.
adjective
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of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals.
a chemical formula; chemical agents.
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used in chemical warfare.
chemical weapons.
noun
adjective
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of or used in chemistry
chemical balance
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of, made from, or using chemicals
chemical fertilizer
Other Word Forms
- chemically adverb
- nonchemical adjective
- prechemical adjective
- pseudochemical adjective
- semichemical adjective
- semichemically adverb
- superchemical adjective
- superchemically adverb
- unchemical adjective
- unchemically adverb
Etymology
Origin of chemical
Example Sentences
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Although the snakes use their venom when defending themselves, studies have shown that the chemical nature of snake venom is primarily suited for killing its prey, such a rodents, she said.
From Los Angeles Times
By adjusting their chemical makeup, scientists can control the wavelengths of light the crystals absorb and emit, a property known as the bandgap.
From Science Daily
The research, published in the journal Advanced Materials, introduces a scalable method for producing these nanoscrolls from MXene precursors while precisely controlling their shape and chemical composition.
From Science Daily
Instead, organic material and minerals are grouped into three clearly different chemical regions.
From Science Daily
But metals businesses like it, along with fertilizer and chemical enterprises, are now competitive global players because Gulf governments invested in hard and soft infrastructure adjacent to the oil business.
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