chemical
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- noun
- /ˈkɛmɪkəl/
- Over 40 of these are harmful chemicals that are known to cause cancer and other smoking-related diseases.
- toxic chemicals
- hazardous chemicals
- harmful chemicals
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Watch on YouTubeSo we're going to store this chemical for you.
- So we're going to store this chemical for you.
- Our diets also currently contain chemicals that act on us like drugs.
- And we know why because those cannabis chemicals increase your appetite.
- Study suggests that that chemical could be linked to cancer.
- It decreases that system by elevating other chemicals that kind of mask it.
- The rush of those adrenal chemicals narrows your focus.
- Because what those that that chemical does is it's an obesogen.
- Leading scientists point to hormone disruption chemicals as one of the causes.
- It releases chemicals that make us feel good.
- And that's because BT is not a chemical, it's a biological spray.
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Study suggests that that chemical could be linked to cancer.
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Here on Earth, these chemicals come from living organisms.
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So we're going to store this chemical for you.
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However, concerns arose about toxic chemicals being present in this type of water.
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And it's the natural chemical compound geosmin.
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Leading scientists point to hormone disruption chemicals as one of the causes.
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The chemical housings open, and the chemicals begin to spill and drop through brass tubes.
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The lab technician carefully labeled the chemical before storing it in the cabinet.
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The researchers discovered that the chemical used in the experiment had unexpected results.
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Farmers are warned about the potential harms of using certain chemicals on their crops.
Synonyms
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A physical material that objects are made of
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A material used in reactions or to make other things like medicines
Compounds
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A harmful chemical that kills or hurts people, animals and plants in war
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The use of poisonous chemicals as weapons to kill or hurt people
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A substance used to cause or speed up a change in other substances
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A substance made of two or more elements joined in fixed amounts, like water
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To test a substance to find what elements or compounds are in it
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Businesses and factories that make materials used in medicines, plastics and cleaners
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A field that designs machines and processes using chemistry to make products like fuels and plastics
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A pure substance made of atoms that all have the same number of protons, like oxygen or gold
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A material used in reactions or to make other things like medicines
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A weapon that releases toxic chemicals when it explodes to kill or harm people
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Power stored inside substances that is released when they react together
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Symbols that show which elements are in a substance and how many of each
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A process that turns one substance into a different one by changing its atoms or molecules
- Formal
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An international agreement that bans creating, storing, moving or using chemical weapons
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Using dangerous chemicals as weapons to harm people and cause fear
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A state in a reaction where forward and reverse reactions happen equally so amounts stay constant
An international group that helps countries destroy chemical weapons and checks they do not make or use them
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An exact scale in a lab for measuring very small amounts of chemicals
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Actions and equipment used to protect people and deal with attacks or accidents involving dangerous chemicals
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A small group of atoms joined together that is part of a larger molecule and gives it certain properties
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How a substance reacts in a chemical reaction and becomes a different substance
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A process in which substances change into new substances, for example rusting or cooking
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A chemical test that measures how much of each substance is in a sample
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A long series of atoms joined together that forms part of a molecule like in plastic
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A substance that makes skin, eyes or breathing feel sore, like tear gas
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A substance made in a lab for scientists to test, not for medical use
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A change where substances become new substances when they react together
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A mild form of diabetes that shows abnormal blood sugar tests but no clear symptoms
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A system of symbols and formulas that shows chemical elements, compounds, and reactions
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A liquid spray that makes eyes burn and makes people feel dizzy so they cannot move
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A chemical reaction where one compound breaks into two or more different substances
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A rule that in a reversible chemical reaction the forward and reverse reactions happen at the same rate at equilibrium
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A chemical used in scientific research that is not controlled by authorities
How Experimental
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Chemical as a noun comes from the same root as alchemy and chemistry, which were about changing and testing materials. So a 'chemical' today is a substance used in a process that makes changes, for example in a lab or a factory.