chemical plant
18
3.6
- noun
- /ˈkɛmɪkəl plænt/
- Specialized
:
planta química
- In recent years, coal gas has been produced in the United States for niche applications, such as raw material for chemical plants.
- chemical plant and refinery
Examples
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The new chemical plant located near the river will produce essential fertilizers for local farms.
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Finally, we must improve the security of chemical plants and safeguard the transportation of hazardous materials so that terrorists do not have easy targets.
Academic text (2007) -
All chemical plants are likely to be shut down while the authorities try to sort things out.
Academic text (2004) -
This is a hazardous material response at a chemical plant.
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New mines and chemical plants take years to build once the decision is made.
Blog text (23) -
The region is dotted with hundreds of chemical plants and oil refineries.
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Disease and disability are stunningly common in poor neighborhoods, downwind of the chemical plants.
Blog text (16) -
EPA has written a rule allowing chemical plants, which often contain hundreds of pollution sources, to trade emission reductions among these sources.
Academic text (1998) -
Petroleum refineries and chemical plants accounted for 68 tons/day (38 percent) HC and 91 tons/day (70 percent) SO2.
Academic text (1993) -
After the accident, the chemical plant implemented stricter safety measures to protect its workers.
Synonyms
981
4.8
A building or group of buildings where goods are made
869
1.0
A building where people make goods using machines
12
3.2
A large factory where goods are made using machines
2
3.5
A group of buildings where goods are made with machines
How Big
4
3.7
- Specialized
18
3.6
5
3.7
- US
21
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently compositional: 'chemical' (relating to chemicals/chemistry) modifies 'plant' (an industrial facility), yielding a facility where chemicals are manufactured or processed. This noun-compound pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'planta química') and follows regular English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun chemical plant joins chemical (things made by chemistry) and plant (an old word for 'factory'). So it paints the picture of a factory where chemicals are made, which is why it means 'a factory that makes chemicals'.