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chemical
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As an adjective, chemical means of or relating to chemistry. As a noun, it means any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.
Meanings of chemical
8 meaningsadjective
Of or relating to chemistry.
“chemical experiments”
“the chemical properties of iron”
Of or relating to a material or processes not commonly found in nature or in a particular product.
Of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes
“chemical fertilizer”
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteOf or relating to alchemy.
noun
chemistrysciencesAny specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.
“Hydrogen and sulphur are both chemicals.”
colloquialAn artificial chemical compound.
“I color my hair with henna, not chemicals.”
slangAn addictive drug.
Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
Similar: chemical substance
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).