chemical engineering

noun

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

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Katherine Spies, 43, is a native of San Diego and holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Southern California and a master's in design engineering from Harvard University. Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025 Baiget serves on the board of Akzo Nobel and holds a chemical engineering degree and an MBA from the University of Tarragona in Spain. Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 The enthusiastic, high-energy executive has a degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University, and more than two decades of experience working in beauty, prestige and premium markets including at Unilever, earlier in her career, Procter & Gamble, and the jeweler Pandora. Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025 William Tarpeh, senior author of the study and assistant professor of chemical engineering at Stanford, said the project focuses on turning waste into opportunity. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 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 25 Sep. 2025.

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chemical engineering

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

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