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chemical

//ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for chemical

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Forms

Plural
chemicals

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Of or relating to chemistry.

    • The physiology of matter in the abstract is dynamical, that of mineral species is both dynamical and chemical, while that of organized forms is at once dynamical, chemical, and biotical.
    • We pinpoint all essential ingredients of intelligence found in spatio-temporal dynamics of nonlinear chemical systems, and show outlines of future designs and protypes of chemical intelligent "gooware".
  2. 2.Of or relating to a material or processes not commonly found in nature or in a particular product.

    • The chemical formula for water is H₂O.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.An addictive drug.(slang)

  2. 2.Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.

    • Hydrogen and sulphur are both chemicals.
  3. 3.An artificial chemical compound.(colloquial)

    • I color my hair with henna, not chemicals.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3160

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

From New Latin chēmicus + -al.

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