English

Pronunciation

• kĕm'ĭk-əl, /ˈkemɪkəl/, /"kemIk@l/

Noun

chemical (chemicals )

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.

Translations

• Chinese: 化学物质
• Dutch: chemicalie f (1), chemicaliënindustrie f (2), chemische industrie f (2)
• Finnish: kemikaali (1), kemianteollisuus (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

Adjective

chemical (no comparative or superlative forms)

1. Of or relating to chemistry. See also .

Translations

• Chinese: 化学的
• Dutch: chemisch
• Finnish: kemiallinen
• French: chimique
• German: chemisch
• Indonesian: kimia , kimiawi
• Japanese: 化学 ～ (かがく , kagaku), 化学的 (かがく てき, kagaku-teki)
• Polish: chemiczny m, chemiczna f, chemiczne n
• Russian: химический
• Swedish: kemisk

Related terms

• alchemical
• chemist
• chemistry

See also

• reagent