chemical engineering

noun

: engineering dealing with the industrial application of chemistry
chemical engineer noun

Examples of chemical engineering in a Sentence

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Born in 1928, Harrison Ruffin Tyler studied chemistry at the College of William & Mary and chemical engineering at Virginia Tech before founding a water treatment company called ChemTreat. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025 Top-paying majors include computer engineering, chemical engineering and computer science, with graduates earning a median early-career salary of $80,000. Mike Winters, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025 Her next academic step is Dartmouth College intending to focus her studies on chemical engineering, according to a LFHS statement. Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025 In chemical engineering experiments involving the synthesis of new compounds or the optimization of chemical processes, vast amounts of data must be analyzed quickly and accurately. Han Hendriks, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chemical engineering

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First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chemical engineering was in 1869

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“Chemical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemical%20engineering. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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chemical engineering

noun
: engineering dealing with the use of chemistry in industry
chemical engineer noun

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