chemical

A2 Topic:Science & Research

Also spelled chymical

US /ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual

adj noun Freq #4179

Meanings

1

noun
A substance, such as an element or compound, used in or produced by chemistry.

Some cleaning products contain dangerous chemicals.
2

adj
Relating to chemistry or to substances and their reactions.

The students did a simple chemical experiment in class.
3

adj
Made using artificial substances rather than natural ones.

I color my hair with henna, not chemical dyes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a substance, such as an... chemical substance

2 adj · relating to chemistry or to... chemic

Word family

Forms chemicchemicallychemicals

Related forms alchemical chemist chemistry molecule reagent

Common collocations

chemical burn Adjective + noun

Etymology

From New Latin chēmicus + -al.

Topics

Science & Research Materials & Substances

# chemical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl
**Frequency rank:** 4179

## Meanings
1. A substance, such as an element or compound, used in or produced by chemistry.
2. Relating to chemistry or to substances and their reactions.
3. Made using artificial substances rather than natural ones.

## Examples
- Some cleaning products contain dangerous chemicals.
- The students did a simple chemical experiment in class.
- I color my hair with henna, not chemical dyes.

## Related Forms
- alchemical
- chemist
- chemistry
- molecule
- reagent

## Etymology
From New Latin chēmicus + -al.

## AI Etymology
chemical is an adjective and noun. It is from New Latin chēmicus + -al. Current senses include a substance, such as an element or compound, used in or produced by chemistry, relating to chemistry or to substances and their reactions, and made using artificial substances rather than natural ones. Related words include alchemical, chemist, chemistry, and molecule.

## Topics
- Science & Research
- Materials & Substances

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