chemical industry
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈɪndəstri/
:
industria química
- Many innovations in renewable energy are driven by research within the chemical industry.
- heavy chemical industry
- petroleum and chemical industries
- European chemical industry
I was the chief government affairs specialist for a trade association that represented the chemical industry.
- I was the chief government affairs specialist for a trade association that represented the chemical industry.
Examples
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The majority of this waste was produced in the petrochemical and chemical industries.
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The major motivation for Responsible Care was to improve the environmental performance of the chemical industry and thereby build public trust.
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Take the case of the chemical industry.
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Before this, he worked in design and product development in the specialty chemical industry for 22 years.
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The German chemical industry association held its first Responsible Care workshop in November 1993.
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This drives the agricultural and chemical industries that have a massive effect on our environment.
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During this period, the South Korean state launched an ambitious investment program in the heavy and chemical industries.
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The main users of our vacuum products are the chemical industry as well as research institutes.
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A message should be sent that will resonate throughout the entire chemical industry, resulting in widespread changes in waste management practices.
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The first legislation to curb the chemical industry was enacted in Britain in 1863.
Academic text (1995)
How Big
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3.7
- Specialized
18
3.6
5
3.7
- US
21
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the sector involved in producing and processing chemicals' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'chemical' (relating to chemistry) with 'industry' (production sector). This adjective+noun composition is a common, compositional pattern found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Chemical industry comes from the idea of factories that use 'chemical' changes to turn raw materials into new products. It joins chemical (substances changed by mixing or heating) and industry (large-scale production), so it means 'the part of business that makes chemicals and chemical products'.