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chemical

26 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) chemical (adjective)
  2. 2) chemical (noun)
  3. chemical balance (noun)
  4. chemical cellulose (noun)
  5. chemical closet (noun)
  6. chemical cotton (noun)
  7. chemical engineering (noun)
  8. chemical focus (noun)
  9. chemical kinetics (noun)
  10. chemical lead (noun)
  11. chemical mediation theory (noun)
  12. chemical microscopy (noun)
  13. chemical peel (noun)
  14. chemical porcelain (noun)
  15. chemical property (noun)
  16. chemical pulp (noun)
  17. chemical telegraph (noun)
  18. chemical telephone (noun)
  19. chemical vapor deposition (noun)
  20. chemical warfare (noun)
  21. chemical weapon (noun)
  22. chemical wood (noun)
  23. common chemical sense (noun)
  24. fine chemical (noun)
  25. heavy chemical (noun)
  26. multiple chemical sensitivity (noun)

1chem·i·cal

adj \ˈke-mi-kəl\

Definition of CHEMICAL

1
: of, relating to, used in, or produced by chemistry or the phenomena of chemistry <chemical reactions>
2
a : acting or operated or produced by chemicals <a chemical fire extinguisher> b : detectable by chemical means
— chem·i·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Examples of CHEMICAL

  1. They studied the compound's chemical structure.

First Known Use of CHEMICAL

1576

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

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