chemical

(kĕm'ĭ-kəl)
adj.

1. Of or relating to chemistry.
2. Of or relating to the properties or actions of chemicals.

n.

1. A substance with a distinct molecular composition that is produced by or used in a chemical process.
2. A drug, especially an illicit or addictive one.

[Obsolete chimical, from chimic, alchemist, from New Latin chimicus, from Medieval Latin alchimicus, from alchymia, alchemy. See alchemy.]

chemically chem'i·cal·ly adv.

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adj. relating to, involving, or denoting the use of poison gas or other chemicals as weapons of war: the manufacture of chemical weapons.

chemically adv.

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IN BRIEF: Acting or produced by liquid substances that have gone through special processes.

Chemically dependent people often need to be in therapy.

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1. A substance that is made up of atoms (i.e., that which is not energy, but matter).
   
2. In a broader sense, the mineral part of animal, mineral, and vegetable.
   
3. A descriptive terminology albeit imprecise, which describes an odor characteristic that seems too high, out of place, or reminiscent of solvents or other industrial chemical odors.
   

See Chemical Structure, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry.

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1. pertaining to chemistry.
2. a substance composed of chemical elements, or obtained by chemical processes. See also toxin.

• c. adjuvant — a chemical added to another to improve its activity. For example, mineral gels added to vaccines. May also be a chemical added to feed to improve digestion, e.g. monensin in ruminants. These are more commonly referred to as additives. See also adjuvant.
• agricultural c. — chemical used in agriculture. Includes pesticides, anthelmintics, fertilizers, algaecides, herbicides, soil fumigants and the like.
• c. environment — that part of the animals’ environment that is composed of chemicals. For farm livestock this includes fertilizers, defoliants, worm drenches, insect sprays, adjuvants to feed. For companion animals see household chemical (below).
• household c. — the roster of chemicals that one can expect to find in the average household. Includes insect sprays and repellents, snail bait, rodenticide, garden sprays, human medicines and the like.
• c. pneumonitis — results from aspiration of gastric acids.
• c. senses — see olfaction (2), taste.
• c. shearing — causing the fleece of sheep to be shed by the administration of a chemical substance to the sheep. Cyclophosphamide and mimosine have been used experimentally but there is no commercially available system.
• c. spoilage — occurs in preserved foods, especially canned ones. Is usually the result of interaction between the contents and an imperfect container. There may be gas produced, e.g. hydrogen swells, or discoloration of the tin.
• c. warfare — agents used include: (1) systemic poisons, e.g. hydrocyanic acid; (2) lung irritants, e.g. chlorine, phosgene; (3) lacrimators (weeping stimulators), e.g. CN, CAP, CS; (4) sternutators (sneeze stimulators); (5) vesicants, e.g. mustards, nitrogen mustards, arsenic mustards and nettle gases; (6) nerve gases, e.g. organophosphorus compounds.

For a list of words related to chemical, see:

• Substances, Particles, and Atomic Architecture - chemical: element or chemical compound obtained by a chemical process or producing a chemical effect

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Common misspelling(s) of chemical

• chemcial

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kemisk
n. - kemikalie

idioms:

• chemical engineer    kemiingeniør
• chemical reaction    kemisk reaktion
• chemical warfare    kemisk krigsførelse
• chemical weapons    kemiske våben

Nederlands (Dutch)
scheikundig, chemisch (product)

Français (French)
adj. - chimique, de chimie
n. - produit chimique

idioms:

• chemical engineer    ingénieur chimiste
• chemical reaction    réaction chimique
• chemical warfare    guerre chimique
• chemical weapons    armes chimiques

Deutsch (German)
n. - Chemikalie
adj. - chemisch

idioms:

• chemical engineer    Chemieingenieur
• chemical reaction    chemische Reaktion
• chemical warfare    chemische Kriegsführung
• chemical weapons    chemische Waffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χημική ουσία, χημικό προϊόν
adj. - χημικός, της χημείας

idioms:

• chemical engineer    χημικός μηχανικός
• chemical reaction    χημική αντίδραση
• chemical warfare    χημικός πόλεμος
• chemical weapons    χημικά όπλα

Italiano (Italian)
chimico

idioms:

• chemical engineer    ingegnere chimico
• chemical reaction    reazione chimica
• chemical warfare    guerra chimica
• chemical weapons    armi chimiche

Português (Portuguese)
n. - elemento (m) químico, produto (m) químico
adj. - químico

idioms:

• chemical engineer    engenheiro (m) químico
• chemical reaction    reação (f) química
• chemical warfare    guerra (f) química
• chemical weapons    armas (f pl) químicas

Русский (Russian)
химический

idioms:

• chemical engineer    инженер-химик
• chemical reaction    химическая реакция
• chemical warfare    химическая война
• chemical weapons    химическое оружие

Español (Spanish)
adj. - químico
n. - químico

idioms:

• chemical engineer    ingeniero químico
• chemical reaction    reacción química
• chemical warfare    guerra química
• chemical weapons    armas químicas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kemikalie
adj. - kemisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
化学的, 化学用的, 化学制品, 化学药品

idioms:

• chemical engineer    化学工程师
• chemical reaction    化学反应
• chemical warfare    化学战争
• chemical weapons    化学武器, 化学兵器

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 化學的, 化學用的
n. - 化學製品, 化學藥品

idioms:

• chemical engineer    化學工程師
• chemical reaction    化學反應
• chemical warfare    化學戰爭
• chemical weapons    化學武器, 化學兵器

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 화학의, 화학적인
n. - 화학 제품, 화학 공업주

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 化学の
n. - 化学製品, 化学物質

idioms:

• chemical engineer    化学工学者
• chemical reaction    化学反応
• chemical warfare    化学戦
• chemical weapons    化学兵器

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مادة كيميائيه, مركب كيماوي (صفه) كيميائي, كيماوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כימי‬
n. - ‮כימיקל - חומר המשמש בכימיה או נוצר על ידיה‬

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