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chemical

[kem-i-kuhl] / ˈkɛm ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerned with atom and molecule change
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“There is a chemical, metallic taste to it that makes one think it was created in some renegade CIA lab.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

It insists that building up its presence in China, the world's biggest chemical market, is crucial.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Instead of producing a standard image of brain structure, 1H-MRS uses magnetic fields and radio waves to measure chemical levels in tissue.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

There are also more extreme options, such as the chemical menopause and, in some cases, having ovaries removed to stop the natural hormone cycle.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

To see DNA is to forget its name or its chemical formula.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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