Definition of chemicals Chemicals
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What does chemicals mean?
Wiktionary 
- chemicals (Noun)
Plural of chemical. - chemicals (Noun)
The chemical industry .
Part of speech
🔤- chemicals, noun, plural of chemical.
WordNet
NounPlural: chemicals |
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| chemical - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules | ||
| chemical substance | ||
| material, stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials" | ||
| explosive a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck | ||
| reactant a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction | ||
| alar, daminozide a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time | ||
| carrier (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring | ||
| bacteriacide, bactericide any chemical agent that destroys bacteria | ||
| carbon tetrahalide compounds composed of 1 carbon and 4 halogen molecules | ||
| congener a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another; "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener" | ||
| chemical compound, compound an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) | ||
| soil conditioner a chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its porosity; "gypsum can be used as a soil conditioner" | ||
| fertiliser, fertilizer, plant food any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile | ||
| flux in constant change; "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry" | ||
| fumigant a chemical substance used in fumigation | ||
| herbicide, weed killer, weedkiller a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth | ||
| intermediate a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained | ||
| fraction a small part or item forming a piece of a whole | ||
| larvicide a chemical used to kill larval pests | ||
| pesticide a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) | ||
| phytochemical a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive | ||
| product an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" | ||
| restrainer a person who directs and restrains | ||
| stabilizer a device for making something stable | ||
Adjective |
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| chemical - relating to or used in chemistry; "chemical engineer"; "chemical balance" | ||
| chemic | ||
| chemical - of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; "chemical fertilizer" | ||
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Wiktionary
- chemical (Noun)
Any specific chemical element or chemical compound . - chemical (Noun)
An artificial chemical compound. - chemical (Noun)
An addictive drug. - chemical (Adjective)
Of or relating to alchemy. - chemical (Adjective)
Of or relating to chemistry.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chemical (a.)
Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes of chemistry; as, chemical changes; chemical combinations. - chemical (n.)
A substance used for producing a chemical effect; a reagent.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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chemical
Any substance used in or resulting from a reaction involving changes to atoms or molecules. -
chemical
Of or relating to chemistry.
Part of speech
🔤- chemical, noun, singular of chemicals.
