Chemical

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1 Noun 2 Translations 3 Adjective 4 Translations

Noun

1. A chemical is a either a chemical element or a material with a defined composition of such elements: a chemical compound. (see also molecule). The term is often used to refer to bulk material, rather than to individual microscopic or submicroscopic particles, e.g., "A chemical is a specific collection of atoms or molecules."
2. Chemicals is the industry or trade of producing or manipulating such chemicals.

• Dutch: chemicalie f (1), chemicaliënindustrie f (2), chemische industrie f (2)
• Finnish: kemikaali (1), kemikaaliteollisuus (2)
• French: produit chimique m (1), industrie chimique f (2)
• German: Chemikalie f (1), chemische Industrie f (2)
• Japanese: 化学物質 (かがくぶっしつ, kagaku busshitsu)
• Swedish: kemikalie, kemikalieindustri

1. Of or relating to chemistry. See also w:Chemistry.