chemical
Example Sentences
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It smells like chemicals back here, but also like Chinese food.
From Literature
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Video footage from witnesses showed Pretti holding his phone and filming agents before he was sprayed by a chemical irritant and taken to the ground by federal agents.
From Barron's
The liquid he sprayed on Omar had a sour smell that was similar to a chemical product, according to a BBC journalist in the room.
From BBC
Without these measures, "it is impossible to know whether detected plastics originate from the tissue itself or from containers, chemicals, laboratory equipment or plastic particles present in the air," researcher Dušan Materić told AFP.
From Barron's
“What’s it made of? It looks like it has dyes and chemicals in it.”
From Literature
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