Definition of chemical in English:

chemical

adjective ˈkɛmɪk(ə)lˈkɛmək(ə)l

1Relating to chemistry, or the interactions of substances as studied in chemistry.
（与）化学（有关）的；（与）化学反应（有关）的
the chemical composition of the atmosphere
大气的化学成分。
Example sentencesExamples
- The bilayer is not a homogeneous film, but its chemical composition and molecular structure distinctly varies along the membrane normal.
- It may also be in part caused by vigorous chemical interaction between the silicate mantle and the iron core.
- In fairness, any radiation that can ionize an atom can affect chemical changes in a substance.
- Many of them are enzymes, molecules that catalyse processes of chemical change.
- Elements are materials that cannot be reduced to simpler substances by normal chemical means.
- That kind of resolution allows exquisitely exact areas to be analyzed for chemical composition.
- When a galaxy is bright enough that its starlight can be seen directly, we can use spectroscopy to discern its chemical composition and are able to relate it to nearby galaxies around us today.
- These resonant frequencies depend on the chemical composition of the substance: which atoms it contains and how they are joined together.
- In its simplest terms, a chemical standard is a substance for which the exact composition is known.
- These left-over electrons are the ones farthest from the nucleus and because of this they will determine the chemical interactions of the atom with other atoms.
- The differences in the chemical composition of the two give hints about how Chinese brewing may have evolved.
- The chemical composition of the air is not a precondition for life but the result of it.
- Scientists have long used ultra-fine glass tubes known as capillaries to analyze the chemical makeup of substances.
- Now, let us examine the chemical composition of lipids.
- This resistance to chemical oxidation is likewise due to the resonance stability of the benzene.
- Typical photopolymers use a single chemical process for bonding molecules together both to form the medium and perform the recording.
- The third atom can detach from the ozone molecule and reattach to molecules of other substances, changing their chemical composition.
- This new measurement technique will allow scientists to detect the chemical composition of the Martian atmosphere, ionosphere, and surface.
- The number of solute particles which form in a solution depends on the chemical nature of the solute.
- Explosives are substances that produce violent chemical or nuclear reactions.
Synonyms
technological, technical
1. 1.1 Relating to chemicals.
  （与）化学药品（有关）的
  chemical treatments for killing fungi
  使用化学药品杀灭真菌的处理方法。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This new laser treatment may replace deep chemical peels and laser skin resurfacing, which often leave the skin raw and take more than a week to heal.
  When we consider chemical substances most can exist in any of the three states.
  Why would a chemical substance as seemingly innocuous as milk sugar cause a body misery?
  The fragile reinforced concrete elements were repaired and protected through new chemical treatments.
  The hormone treatment is straightforward chemical castration - I am now impotent but it's an advantageous trade-off against a possibly fatal alternative.
  These days, Grace is working to undo the damage done by the sun's harsh rays, treatments involving microdermabrasion and chemical peels.
  Councillors have been told that fitting water filtering and chemical treatment would cost £223,000 plus annual running costs of £45,220.
  These are chemical substances that when added to the analyte, change color at the equivalence point.
  They'd proposed a system of shed inspections and post-harvest chemical treatment, to ensure the disease couldn't spread interstate.
  First, DDT, like most chemical substances, is reasonably safe when used responsibly, and harmful when used indiscriminately.
  He appears to be motivated to confront his problems and is willing to participate in all forms of recommended treatment, including chemical castration.
  Motives for merger, acquisition and divestiture activity in the water treatment chemical industry are varied.
  Water treatment chemical suppliers are becoming more global, especially European ones who moved into the United States.
  If you have relaxed hair (as explained below in the chemical treatments section), it is best to use a natural bristle brush.
  For faster fading, your dermatologist may prescribe a stronger lightener, chemical peel, laser treatment or even a combination of the three.
  The water treatment chemical industry in the United States is still not concentrated, but it has undergone definite consolidation in the past two decades.
  Practical control of premature sprouting in storage is achieved through the use of low temperatures or treatment with chemical sprout suppressants.
  Just as the sweet smells of fall fill the air, the residents of the housing complex where I live are notified again - for the fourth time this year - of a chemical lawn treatment.
  Treatment methods can be chemical or ablative.
  Lipids belong to a larger class of chemical substances: esters.
2. 1.2 Relating to or denoting the use of poison gas or other chemicals as weapons of war.
  与化学武器有关的；使用化学武器的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nuclear and chemical weapons are definitely human products.
  Fear grows when Harry begins showing signs of nerve gas poisoning, suggesting a chemical weapon attack
  He has had chemical weapons and he's used them.
  What's your take on the effectiveness of bio and chemical terror weapons?
  And for the record I do think he had WMD - chemical weapons in particular.
  Never develop, produce, acquire, stockpile, transfer, or retain chemical weapons or help anyone to do so.
  In previous wars it took large artillery bombardments to make chemical weapons effective.
  Even the use of chemical or biological weapons is problematic.
  It is possible that the leader gave orders to torch oil wells, launch chemical weapons or fire missiles, but that the commands were ignored, he added.
  They have every incentive to cooperate with us because these are people who are promising to, you know, detonate dirty bombs or chemical weapons and the like in Europe.
  We know that he's rushing hard to try to get a nuclear capability, that he is building biological and chemical weapons and has missiles with which to deliver those.
  The specter of biological or chemical weapons being used in terrorist attacks substantially raises the possibility of widespread human and social destruction.
  They have not sold anyone chemical weapons, as far as anyone knows.
  The war that followed saw them employing chemical weapons and both sides firing ballistic missiles at major cities.
  The next adversary may use chemical weapons or pull its main forces into urban areas to fight to the bitter end.
  Wait, they're going to poison us with chemical weapons!
  Aside from the nuclear variety of WMD, biological and chemical weapons pose serious dangers.
  It has been alleged in the course of the raids that chemical weapons and napalm bombs were also used.
  Unlike biological and chemical weapons, however, they affect humans indirectly rather than directly.
  The north has responded with mysterious plans using thousands of commandos and chemical weapons.

noun ˈkɛmɪk(ə)lˈkɛmək(ə)l

1A distinct compound or substance, especially one which has been artificially prepared or purified.
never mix disinfectant with other chemicals
切勿将消毒剂与其他化学制品混合。
Example sentencesExamples
- Once in place, it expects chemical companies to volunteer to test specific chemicals.
- Benzene, a chemical in detergents and oven cleaners, is also known to be a carcinogen.
- If the burning chemical is a powder-like substance such as lime, brush it off the skin before flushing.
- However, aquatic life is much more sensitive to even these low levels of toxic chemicals, Pardue says.
- Any scientist, organization, or member of the public may nominate a chemical for NTP testing.
- It stores and processes hundreds of tonnes of toxic and highly inflammable chemicals and compounds.
- Tannic acid, or tannin, is the same chemical used in tanning animal hides.
- Toxic chemicals such as benzene, toluene and methyl benzene were included in the list.
- Also, the chemical plant was processing ammonium nitrate, a stable chemical that requires a substantial infusion of energy to explode.
- Each year, there is more sulfuric acid produced in the United States than any other chemical.
- If the other chemical was using those electrons to hold it together, it would fall apart.
- Chlorine is a basic industrial chemical, prepared in immense quantities by electrolysis of brine.
- Alcohol contains ethanol, a chemical that causes blood vessels to expand, which can give you a headache.
- Every pit or track contains a certain chemical that reacts to protein matrices.
- It is an organic chemical produced by reacting chlorine gas with phenol.
- Quite apart from this, artificial fluoride is a toxic chemical which we neither need nor want in our public water supplies.
- There is often more than one synthetic route for preparing a desired chemical.
- The other chemical is an estrogen-like compound in women's urine.
- Breakfast cereals and breads also contain substantial quantities of the chemical.
- A battery is basically a simple electrochemical device to store electrical energy as chemicals.
1. 1.1 An addictive drug.
  成瘾的药物
  as modifier chemical dependency
  成瘾性药物依赖的治疗。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are in a race to produce a drug that targets the effects of nicotine - the chemical which leads to tobacco addiction.
  Some tribes have incorporated culture and spirituality in the healing process in hopes that the addict can beat the highly addictive chemical.
  Nicotine, the active chemical, is a natural pesticide and some farmers use an infusion of tobacco to protect their trees from insects.
  As with all chemicals, the hazard depends mainly upon the amount taken into the body.
  The receptors are also sensitive to the compound THC, the primary psychoactive chemical in marijuana.
  It was filled with dangerous chemicals such as tar and nicotine, which were proven to be bad for the health.
  She wasn't on drugs or drink, there was no chemical altering her behaviour.
  It is normally protected from chemicals and drugs by the blood-brain barrier, which acts as a filter.
  Greenpeace is compiling a list of products which contain chemicals regarded as being the most dangerous.
  This suggests to him that dopamine, a major chemical behind addictive behavior, may be present as well.
  He says he has been clean from heroin for years and now takes a prescribed opiate to combat the pain, but is desperate to get off the addictive chemical.
  So while these two chemicals are dangerous to most of us, they are impossible to ban.
  What is really cool is that the lemurs also become intoxicated by the narcotic effects of the chemicals.
  Addiction is not simply a matter of introducing a chemical into someone's body, even if it is done often enough to create tolerance and withdrawal symptoms.
  Few scientific challenges are more complex than understanding the health risks of a chemical or drug.
  Scientists continue to explore the remarkable protective effect of nicotine - the addictive chemical in tobacco - on the brain.
  It is essentially a chemical that works exactly like an amphetamine without actually being one.
  No, hemp fabric does not contain the narcotic chemical that, when smoked produces the ‘high’ that smoking marijuana produces.

Origin

Late 16th century: from French chimique or modern Latin chimicus, chymicus, from medieval Latin alchymicus, from alchimia (see alchemy).

Rhymes

academical, agrochemical, alchemical, biochemical, petrochemical, photochemical, polemical

Definition of chemical in US English:

chemical

(also chem.)

adjectiveˈkemək(ə)lˈkɛmək(ə)l

1Relating to chemistry, or the interactions of substances as studied in chemistry.
（与）化学（有关）的；（与）化学反应（有关）的
the chemical composition of the atmosphere
大气的化学成分。
Example sentencesExamples
- In its simplest terms, a chemical standard is a substance for which the exact composition is known.
- Explosives are substances that produce violent chemical or nuclear reactions.
- This resistance to chemical oxidation is likewise due to the resonance stability of the benzene.
- Elements are materials that cannot be reduced to simpler substances by normal chemical means.
- Scientists have long used ultra-fine glass tubes known as capillaries to analyze the chemical makeup of substances.
- Many of them are enzymes, molecules that catalyse processes of chemical change.
- These left-over electrons are the ones farthest from the nucleus and because of this they will determine the chemical interactions of the atom with other atoms.
- The differences in the chemical composition of the two give hints about how Chinese brewing may have evolved.
- That kind of resolution allows exquisitely exact areas to be analyzed for chemical composition.
- This new measurement technique will allow scientists to detect the chemical composition of the Martian atmosphere, ionosphere, and surface.
- The number of solute particles which form in a solution depends on the chemical nature of the solute.
- It may also be in part caused by vigorous chemical interaction between the silicate mantle and the iron core.
- The chemical composition of the air is not a precondition for life but the result of it.
- In fairness, any radiation that can ionize an atom can affect chemical changes in a substance.
- The bilayer is not a homogeneous film, but its chemical composition and molecular structure distinctly varies along the membrane normal.
- These resonant frequencies depend on the chemical composition of the substance: which atoms it contains and how they are joined together.
- The third atom can detach from the ozone molecule and reattach to molecules of other substances, changing their chemical composition.
- Typical photopolymers use a single chemical process for bonding molecules together both to form the medium and perform the recording.
- When a galaxy is bright enough that its starlight can be seen directly, we can use spectroscopy to discern its chemical composition and are able to relate it to nearby galaxies around us today.
- Now, let us examine the chemical composition of lipids.
Synonyms
technological, technical
1. 1.1 Relating to chemicals.
  （与）化学药品（有关）的
  chemical treatments for killing fungi
  使用化学药品杀灭真菌的处理方法。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Water treatment chemical suppliers are becoming more global, especially European ones who moved into the United States.
  These days, Grace is working to undo the damage done by the sun's harsh rays, treatments involving microdermabrasion and chemical peels.
  This new laser treatment may replace deep chemical peels and laser skin resurfacing, which often leave the skin raw and take more than a week to heal.
  The fragile reinforced concrete elements were repaired and protected through new chemical treatments.
  Lipids belong to a larger class of chemical substances: esters.
  The hormone treatment is straightforward chemical castration - I am now impotent but it's an advantageous trade-off against a possibly fatal alternative.
  These are chemical substances that when added to the analyte, change color at the equivalence point.
  Just as the sweet smells of fall fill the air, the residents of the housing complex where I live are notified again - for the fourth time this year - of a chemical lawn treatment.
  He appears to be motivated to confront his problems and is willing to participate in all forms of recommended treatment, including chemical castration.
  Councillors have been told that fitting water filtering and chemical treatment would cost £223,000 plus annual running costs of £45,220.
  If you have relaxed hair (as explained below in the chemical treatments section), it is best to use a natural bristle brush.
  When we consider chemical substances most can exist in any of the three states.
  Motives for merger, acquisition and divestiture activity in the water treatment chemical industry are varied.
  Why would a chemical substance as seemingly innocuous as milk sugar cause a body misery?
  Treatment methods can be chemical or ablative.
  For faster fading, your dermatologist may prescribe a stronger lightener, chemical peel, laser treatment or even a combination of the three.
  They'd proposed a system of shed inspections and post-harvest chemical treatment, to ensure the disease couldn't spread interstate.
  Practical control of premature sprouting in storage is achieved through the use of low temperatures or treatment with chemical sprout suppressants.
  First, DDT, like most chemical substances, is reasonably safe when used responsibly, and harmful when used indiscriminately.
  The water treatment chemical industry in the United States is still not concentrated, but it has undergone definite consolidation in the past two decades.
2. 1.2 Relating to, involving, or denoting the use of poison gas or other chemicals as weapons of war.
  与化学武器有关的；使用化学武器的
  the manufacture of chemical weapons
  Example sentencesExamples
  We know that he's rushing hard to try to get a nuclear capability, that he is building biological and chemical weapons and has missiles with which to deliver those.
  It is possible that the leader gave orders to torch oil wells, launch chemical weapons or fire missiles, but that the commands were ignored, he added.
  Even the use of chemical or biological weapons is problematic.
  Aside from the nuclear variety of WMD, biological and chemical weapons pose serious dangers.
  The north has responded with mysterious plans using thousands of commandos and chemical weapons.
  It has been alleged in the course of the raids that chemical weapons and napalm bombs were also used.
  Wait, they're going to poison us with chemical weapons!
  In previous wars it took large artillery bombardments to make chemical weapons effective.
  Unlike biological and chemical weapons, however, they affect humans indirectly rather than directly.
  They have every incentive to cooperate with us because these are people who are promising to, you know, detonate dirty bombs or chemical weapons and the like in Europe.
  What's your take on the effectiveness of bio and chemical terror weapons?
  They have not sold anyone chemical weapons, as far as anyone knows.
  And for the record I do think he had WMD - chemical weapons in particular.
  Nuclear and chemical weapons are definitely human products.
  He has had chemical weapons and he's used them.
  The next adversary may use chemical weapons or pull its main forces into urban areas to fight to the bitter end.
  Never develop, produce, acquire, stockpile, transfer, or retain chemical weapons or help anyone to do so.
  The war that followed saw them employing chemical weapons and both sides firing ballistic missiles at major cities.
  The specter of biological or chemical weapons being used in terrorist attacks substantially raises the possibility of widespread human and social destruction.
  Fear grows when Harry begins showing signs of nerve gas poisoning, suggesting a chemical weapon attack

nounˈkemək(ə)lˈkɛmək(ə)l

A compound or substance that has been purified or prepared, especially artificially.
化学制品；化学药品
never mix disinfectant with other chemicals
切勿将消毒剂与其他化学制品混合。
controversy arose over treatment of apples with this chemical
Example sentencesExamples
- Chlorine is a basic industrial chemical, prepared in immense quantities by electrolysis of brine.
- However, aquatic life is much more sensitive to even these low levels of toxic chemicals, Pardue says.
- Any scientist, organization, or member of the public may nominate a chemical for NTP testing.
- Breakfast cereals and breads also contain substantial quantities of the chemical.
- Benzene, a chemical in detergents and oven cleaners, is also known to be a carcinogen.
- Alcohol contains ethanol, a chemical that causes blood vessels to expand, which can give you a headache.
- Tannic acid, or tannin, is the same chemical used in tanning animal hides.
- Each year, there is more sulfuric acid produced in the United States than any other chemical.
- There is often more than one synthetic route for preparing a desired chemical.
- It is an organic chemical produced by reacting chlorine gas with phenol.
- It stores and processes hundreds of tonnes of toxic and highly inflammable chemicals and compounds.
- Toxic chemicals such as benzene, toluene and methyl benzene were included in the list.
- If the burning chemical is a powder-like substance such as lime, brush it off the skin before flushing.
- Every pit or track contains a certain chemical that reacts to protein matrices.
- The other chemical is an estrogen-like compound in women's urine.
- If the other chemical was using those electrons to hold it together, it would fall apart.
- A battery is basically a simple electrochemical device to store electrical energy as chemicals.
- Quite apart from this, artificial fluoride is a toxic chemical which we neither need nor want in our public water supplies.
- Once in place, it expects chemical companies to volunteer to test specific chemicals.
- Also, the chemical plant was processing ammonium nitrate, a stable chemical that requires a substantial infusion of energy to explode.

Origin

Late 16th century: from French chimique or modern Latin chimicus, chymicus, from medieval Latin alchymicus, from alchimia (see alchemy).

词汇	chemical
释义	Definition of chemical in English: chemical adjective ˈkɛmɪk(ə)lˈkɛmək(ə)l 1Relating to chemistry, or the interactions of substances as studied in chemistry. （与）化学（有关）的；（与）化学反应（有关）的 the chemical composition of the atmosphere 大气的化学成分。 Example sentencesExamples The bilayer is not a homogeneous film, but its chemical composition and molecular structure distinctly varies along the membrane normal. It may also be in part caused by vigorous chemical interaction between the silicate mantle and the iron core. In fairness, any radiation that can ionize an atom can affect chemical changes in a substance. Many of them are enzymes, molecules that catalyse processes of chemical change. Elements are materials that cannot be reduced to simpler substances by normal chemical means. That kind of resolution allows exquisitely exact areas to be analyzed for chemical composition. When a galaxy is bright enough that its starlight can be seen directly, we can use spectroscopy to discern its chemical composition and are able to relate it to nearby galaxies around us today. These resonant frequencies depend on the chemical composition of the substance: which atoms it contains and how they are joined together. In its simplest terms, a chemical standard is a substance for which the exact composition is known. These left-over electrons are the ones farthest from the nucleus and because of this they will determine the chemical interactions of the atom with other atoms. The differences in the chemical composition of the two give hints about how Chinese brewing may have evolved. The chemical composition of the air is not a precondition for life but the result of it. Scientists have long used ultra-fine glass tubes known as capillaries to analyze the chemical makeup of substances. Now, let us examine the chemical composition of lipids. This resistance to chemical oxidation is likewise due to the resonance stability of the benzene. Typical photopolymers use a single chemical process for bonding molecules together both to form the medium and perform the recording. The third atom can detach from the ozone molecule and reattach to molecules of other substances, changing their chemical composition. This new measurement technique will allow scientists to detect the chemical composition of the Martian atmosphere, ionosphere, and surface. The number of solute particles which form in a solution depends on the chemical nature of the solute. Explosives are substances that produce violent chemical or nuclear reactions. Synonyms technological, technical 1.1 Relating to chemicals. （与）化学药品（有关）的 chemical treatments for killing fungi 使用化学药品杀灭真菌的处理方法。 Example sentencesExamples This new laser treatment may replace deep chemical peels and laser skin resurfacing, which often leave the skin raw and take more than a week to heal. When we consider chemical substances most can exist in any of the three states. Why would a chemical substance as seemingly innocuous as milk sugar cause a body misery? The fragile reinforced concrete elements were repaired and protected through new chemical treatments. The hormone treatment is straightforward chemical castration - I am now impotent but it's an advantageous trade-off against a possibly fatal alternative. These days, Grace is working to undo the damage done by the sun's harsh rays, treatments involving microdermabrasion and chemical peels. Councillors have been told that fitting water filtering and chemical treatment would cost £223,000 plus annual running costs of £45,220. These are chemical substances that when added to the analyte, change color at the equivalence point. They'd proposed a system of shed inspections and post-harvest chemical treatment, to ensure the disease couldn't spread interstate. First, DDT, like most chemical substances, is reasonably safe when used responsibly, and harmful when used indiscriminately. He appears to be motivated to confront his problems and is willing to participate in all forms of recommended treatment, including chemical castration. Motives for merger, acquisition and divestiture activity in the water treatment chemical industry are varied. Water treatment chemical suppliers are becoming more global, especially European ones who moved into the United States. If you have relaxed hair (as explained below in the chemical treatments section), it is best to use a natural bristle brush. For faster fading, your dermatologist may prescribe a stronger lightener, chemical peel, laser treatment or even a combination of the three. The water treatment chemical industry in the United States is still not concentrated, but it has undergone definite consolidation in the past two decades. Practical control of premature sprouting in storage is achieved through the use of low temperatures or treatment with chemical sprout suppressants. Just as the sweet smells of fall fill the air, the residents of the housing complex where I live are notified again - for the fourth time this year - of a chemical lawn treatment. Treatment methods can be chemical or ablative. Lipids belong to a larger class of chemical substances: esters. 1.2 Relating to or denoting the use of poison gas or other chemicals as weapons of war. 与化学武器有关的；使用化学武器的 Example sentencesExamples Nuclear and chemical weapons are definitely human products. Fear grows when Harry begins showing signs of nerve gas poisoning, suggesting a chemical weapon attack He has had chemical weapons and he's used them. What's your take on the effectiveness of bio and chemical terror weapons? And for the record I do think he had WMD - chemical weapons in particular. Never develop, produce, acquire, stockpile, transfer, or retain chemical weapons or help anyone to do so. In previous wars it took large artillery bombardments to make chemical weapons effective. Even the use of chemical or biological weapons is problematic. It is possible that the leader gave orders to torch oil wells, launch chemical weapons or fire missiles, but that the commands were ignored, he added. They have every incentive to cooperate with us because these are people who are promising to, you know, detonate dirty bombs or chemical weapons and the like in Europe. We know that he's rushing hard to try to get a nuclear capability, that he is building biological and chemical weapons and has missiles with which to deliver those. The specter of biological or chemical weapons being used in terrorist attacks substantially raises the possibility of widespread human and social destruction. They have not sold anyone chemical weapons, as far as anyone knows. The war that followed saw them employing chemical weapons and both sides firing ballistic missiles at major cities. The next adversary may use chemical weapons or pull its main forces into urban areas to fight to the bitter end. Wait, they're going to poison us with chemical weapons! Aside from the nuclear variety of WMD, biological and chemical weapons pose serious dangers. It has been alleged in the course of the raids that chemical weapons and napalm bombs were also used. Unlike biological and chemical weapons, however, they affect humans indirectly rather than directly. The north has responded with mysterious plans using thousands of commandos and chemical weapons. noun ˈkɛmɪk(ə)lˈkɛmək(ə)l 1A distinct compound or substance, especially one which has been artificially prepared or purified. never mix disinfectant with other chemicals 切勿将消毒剂与其他化学制品混合。 Example sentencesExamples Once in place, it expects chemical companies to volunteer to test specific chemicals. Benzene, a chemical in detergents and oven cleaners, is also known to be a carcinogen. If the burning chemical is a powder-like substance such as lime, brush it off the skin before flushing. However, aquatic life is much more sensitive to even these low levels of toxic chemicals, Pardue says. Any scientist, organization, or member of the public may nominate a chemical for NTP testing. It stores and processes hundreds of tonnes of toxic and highly inflammable chemicals and compounds. Tannic acid, or tannin, is the same chemical used in tanning animal hides. Toxic chemicals such as benzene, toluene and methyl benzene were included in the list. Also, the chemical plant was processing ammonium nitrate, a stable chemical that requires a substantial infusion of energy to explode. Each year, there is more sulfuric acid produced in the United States than any other chemical. If the other chemical was using those electrons to hold it together, it would fall apart. Chlorine is a basic industrial chemical, prepared in immense quantities by electrolysis of brine. Alcohol contains ethanol, a chemical that causes blood vessels to expand, which can give you a headache. Every pit or track contains a certain chemical that reacts to protein matrices. It is an organic chemical produced by reacting chlorine gas with phenol. Quite apart from this, artificial fluoride is a toxic chemical which we neither need nor want in our public water supplies. There is often more than one synthetic route for preparing a desired chemical. The other chemical is an estrogen-like compound in women's urine. Breakfast cereals and breads also contain substantial quantities of the chemical. A battery is basically a simple electrochemical device to store electrical energy as chemicals. 1.1 An addictive drug. 成瘾的药物 as modifier chemical dependency 成瘾性药物依赖的治疗。 Example sentencesExamples Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are in a race to produce a drug that targets the effects of nicotine - the chemical which leads to tobacco addiction. Some tribes have incorporated culture and spirituality in the healing process in hopes that the addict can beat the highly addictive chemical. Nicotine, the active chemical, is a natural pesticide and some farmers use an infusion of tobacco to protect their trees from insects. As with all chemicals, the hazard depends mainly upon the amount taken into the body. The receptors are also sensitive to the compound THC, the primary psychoactive chemical in marijuana. It was filled with dangerous chemicals such as tar and nicotine, which were proven to be bad for the health. She wasn't on drugs or drink, there was no chemical altering her behaviour. It is normally protected from chemicals and drugs by the blood-brain barrier, which acts as a filter. Greenpeace is compiling a list of products which contain chemicals regarded as being the most dangerous. This suggests to him that dopamine, a major chemical behind addictive behavior, may be present as well. He says he has been clean from heroin for years and now takes a prescribed opiate to combat the pain, but is desperate to get off the addictive chemical. So while these two chemicals are dangerous to most of us, they are impossible to ban. What is really cool is that the lemurs also become intoxicated by the narcotic effects of the chemicals. Addiction is not simply a matter of introducing a chemical into someone's body, even if it is done often enough to create tolerance and withdrawal symptoms. Few scientific challenges are more complex than understanding the health risks of a chemical or drug. Scientists continue to explore the remarkable protective effect of nicotine - the addictive chemical in tobacco - on the brain. It is essentially a chemical that works exactly like an amphetamine without actually being one. No, hemp fabric does not contain the narcotic chemical that, when smoked produces the ‘high’ that smoking marijuana produces. Origin Late 16th century: from French chimique or modern Latin chimicus, chymicus, from medieval Latin alchymicus, from alchimia (see alchemy). Rhymes academical, agrochemical, alchemical, biochemical, petrochemical, photochemical, polemical Definition of chemical in US English: chemical (also chem.) adjectiveˈkemək(ə)lˈkɛmək(ə)l 1Relating to chemistry, or the interactions of substances as studied in chemistry. （与）化学（有关）的；（与）化学反应（有关）的 the chemical composition of the atmosphere 大气的化学成分。 Example sentencesExamples In its simplest terms, a chemical standard is a substance for which the exact composition is known. Explosives are substances that produce violent chemical or nuclear reactions. This resistance to chemical oxidation is likewise due to the resonance stability of the benzene. Elements are materials that cannot be reduced to simpler substances by normal chemical means. Scientists have long used ultra-fine glass tubes known as capillaries to analyze the chemical makeup of substances. Many of them are enzymes, molecules that catalyse processes of chemical change. These left-over electrons are the ones farthest from the nucleus and because of this they will determine the chemical interactions of the atom with other atoms. The differences in the chemical composition of the two give hints about how Chinese brewing may have evolved. That kind of resolution allows exquisitely exact areas to be analyzed for chemical composition. This new measurement technique will allow scientists to detect the chemical composition of the Martian atmosphere, ionosphere, and surface. The number of solute particles which form in a solution depends on the chemical nature of the solute. It may also be in part caused by vigorous chemical interaction between the silicate mantle and the iron core. The chemical composition of the air is not a precondition for life but the result of it. In fairness, any radiation that can ionize an atom can affect chemical changes in a substance. The bilayer is not a homogeneous film, but its chemical composition and molecular structure distinctly varies along the membrane normal. These resonant frequencies depend on the chemical composition of the substance: which atoms it contains and how they are joined together. The third atom can detach from the ozone molecule and reattach to molecules of other substances, changing their chemical composition. Typical photopolymers use a single chemical process for bonding molecules together both to form the medium and perform the recording. When a galaxy is bright enough that its starlight can be seen directly, we can use spectroscopy to discern its chemical composition and are able to relate it to nearby galaxies around us today. Now, let us examine the chemical composition of lipids. Synonyms technological, technical 1.1 Relating to chemicals. （与）化学药品（有关）的 chemical treatments for killing fungi 使用化学药品杀灭真菌的处理方法。 Example sentencesExamples Water treatment chemical suppliers are becoming more global, especially European ones who moved into the United States. These days, Grace is working to undo the damage done by the sun's harsh rays, treatments involving microdermabrasion and chemical peels. This new laser treatment may replace deep chemical peels and laser skin resurfacing, which often leave the skin raw and take more than a week to heal. The fragile reinforced concrete elements were repaired and protected through new chemical treatments. Lipids belong to a larger class of chemical substances: esters. The hormone treatment is straightforward chemical castration - I am now impotent but it's an advantageous trade-off against a possibly fatal alternative. These are chemical substances that when added to the analyte, change color at the equivalence point. Just as the sweet smells of fall fill the air, the residents of the housing complex where I live are notified again - for the fourth time this year - of a chemical lawn treatment. He appears to be motivated to confront his problems and is willing to participate in all forms of recommended treatment, including chemical castration. Councillors have been told that fitting water filtering and chemical treatment would cost £223,000 plus annual running costs of £45,220. If you have relaxed hair (as explained below in the chemical treatments section), it is best to use a natural bristle brush. When we consider chemical substances most can exist in any of the three states. Motives for merger, acquisition and divestiture activity in the water treatment chemical industry are varied. Why would a chemical substance as seemingly innocuous as milk sugar cause a body misery? Treatment methods can be chemical or ablative. For faster fading, your dermatologist may prescribe a stronger lightener, chemical peel, laser treatment or even a combination of the three. They'd proposed a system of shed inspections and post-harvest chemical treatment, to ensure the disease couldn't spread interstate. Practical control of premature sprouting in storage is achieved through the use of low temperatures or treatment with chemical sprout suppressants. First, DDT, like most chemical substances, is reasonably safe when used responsibly, and harmful when used indiscriminately. The water treatment chemical industry in the United States is still not concentrated, but it has undergone definite consolidation in the past two decades. 1.2 Relating to, involving, or denoting the use of poison gas or other chemicals as weapons of war. 与化学武器有关的；使用化学武器的 the manufacture of chemical weapons Example sentencesExamples We know that he's rushing hard to try to get a nuclear capability, that he is building biological and chemical weapons and has missiles with which to deliver those. It is possible that the leader gave orders to torch oil wells, launch chemical weapons or fire missiles, but that the commands were ignored, he added. Even the use of chemical or biological weapons is problematic. Aside from the nuclear variety of WMD, biological and chemical weapons pose serious dangers. The north has responded with mysterious plans using thousands of commandos and chemical weapons. It has been alleged in the course of the raids that chemical weapons and napalm bombs were also used. Wait, they're going to poison us with chemical weapons! In previous wars it took large artillery bombardments to make chemical weapons effective. Unlike biological and chemical weapons, however, they affect humans indirectly rather than directly. They have every incentive to cooperate with us because these are people who are promising to, you know, detonate dirty bombs or chemical weapons and the like in Europe. What's your take on the effectiveness of bio and chemical terror weapons? They have not sold anyone chemical weapons, as far as anyone knows. And for the record I do think he had WMD - chemical weapons in particular. Nuclear and chemical weapons are definitely human products. He has had chemical weapons and he's used them. The next adversary may use chemical weapons or pull its main forces into urban areas to fight to the bitter end. Never develop, produce, acquire, stockpile, transfer, or retain chemical weapons or help anyone to do so. The war that followed saw them employing chemical weapons and both sides firing ballistic missiles at major cities. The specter of biological or chemical weapons being used in terrorist attacks substantially raises the possibility of widespread human and social destruction. Fear grows when Harry begins showing signs of nerve gas poisoning, suggesting a chemical weapon attack nounˈkemək(ə)lˈkɛmək(ə)l A compound or substance that has been purified or prepared, especially artificially. 化学制品；化学药品 never mix disinfectant with other chemicals 切勿将消毒剂与其他化学制品混合。 controversy arose over treatment of apples with this chemical Example sentencesExamples Chlorine is a basic industrial chemical, prepared in immense quantities by electrolysis of brine. However, aquatic life is much more sensitive to even these low levels of toxic chemicals, Pardue says. Any scientist, organization, or member of the public may nominate a chemical for NTP testing. Breakfast cereals and breads also contain substantial quantities of the chemical. Benzene, a chemical in detergents and oven cleaners, is also known to be a carcinogen. Alcohol contains ethanol, a chemical that causes blood vessels to expand, which can give you a headache. Tannic acid, or tannin, is the same chemical used in tanning animal hides. Each year, there is more sulfuric acid produced in the United States than any other chemical. There is often more than one synthetic route for preparing a desired chemical. It is an organic chemical produced by reacting chlorine gas with phenol. It stores and processes hundreds of tonnes of toxic and highly inflammable chemicals and compounds. Toxic chemicals such as benzene, toluene and methyl benzene were included in the list. If the burning chemical is a powder-like substance such as lime, brush it off the skin before flushing. Every pit or track contains a certain chemical that reacts to protein matrices. The other chemical is an estrogen-like compound in women's urine. If the other chemical was using those electrons to hold it together, it would fall apart. A battery is basically a simple electrochemical device to store electrical energy as chemicals. Quite apart from this, artificial fluoride is a toxic chemical which we neither need nor want in our public water supplies. Once in place, it expects chemical companies to volunteer to test specific chemicals. Also, the chemical plant was processing ammonium nitrate, a stable chemical that requires a substantial infusion of energy to explode. Origin Late 16th century: from French chimique or modern Latin chimicus, chymicus, from medieval Latin alchymicus, from alchimia (see alchemy).
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