Synonyms for chemical

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kem-i-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɛm ɪ kəl

Définition of chemical

Origin : 1570s, "relating to chemistry," from chemic "of alchemy" (a worn-down derivative of Medieval Latin alchimicus; see alchemy) + -al (1). In early use also of alchemy. Related: Chemically.

adj concerned with atom and molecule change

Example sentences :

The air was saturated by it just as water may hold a chemical in solution.
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He took a house near the chemical laboratory, to which he brought his wife and family.
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But happily for me they accepted my statement as to their chemical nature in other respects.
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There is also a change in chemical conditions, the water at least being decomposed.
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In the latter the union is mechanical; in the former it is chemical.
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You said that you were the proprietor of the chemical company in town.
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It is for the future to discover its origin in physical and chemical laws.
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It was simply a chemical discovery, which may well be made again.
Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Chemical, as when a metal is being dissolved in any solution.
Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear

I only discovered the danger a week ago while working out a chemical formula.
Extract from : « The End of Time » by Wallace West

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