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nonchemical

adjective non·chem·i·cal \ ˌnän-ˈke-mi-kəl \

Definition of nonchemical

: not chemical

nonchemical methods

nonchemical facial treatments

nonchemical pest control

Recent Examples of nonchemical from the Web

More recent attacks have involved both chlorine, which has nonchemical uses and is easier to acquire, and the more sophisticated chemical sarin, the officials said.

— Bloomberg.com, "U.S. Says Syria May Be Making New Types of Chemical Weapons," 1 Feb. 2018
After his own failed experiment with psychiatric meds, author Johann Hari went on a journey across the world — and found that people using all sorts of nonchemical alternatives to antidepressants, from making new friends to buying a cow.

— susie neilson, The Cut, "10 Days of Eating Fat, for My Mental Health," 26 Jan. 2018

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1847

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