chemical


Definition: Meaning of, chemical in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɛmɪk(ə)l /

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chemical chemicals
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  1. a substance used in chemistry or produced by a chemical process
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  1. relating to substances, the study of substances, or processes involving changes in substances
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chemical used in phrases

  • Chemical Mace (noun)
    1. trademark a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
  • Chemical Weapons Convention (noun)
    1. a global treaty banning the production, acquisition, stockpiling, transfer or use of chemical weapons
  • Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (noun)
    1. international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention
  • Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (noun)
    1. international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention
  • chemical action (noun)
    1. chemistry any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
  • chemical agent (noun)
    1. an agent that produces chemical reactions
  • chemical analysis (noun)
    1. the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements
  • chemical attraction (noun)
    1. the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
  • chemical balance (noun)
    1. a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis
  • chemical bomb (noun)
    1. a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes
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