chemical
noun[C]
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anybasicsubstancethat is used in orproducedby areactioninvolvingchangestoatomsormolecules:
化学品;化学制品Thegovernmenthaspledgedtoreducetheamountof chemicals used infoodproduction.政府承诺减少食品生产中化学制品的用量。
Eachyear,factoriesreleasemillions oftonsoftoxic(=poisonous)chemicals into theatmosphere.每年,工厂将数百万吨的有毒化学物品排放到大气中。
- They usespecialchemicals toacceleratethegrowthofcrops.
- Organic chemicals are used in themanufactureofplastics,fibres,solventsandpaints.
- Thebodyproduceschemicals that arenaturalpainkillers.
- Toxic chemicalscontinueto bedumpedin theNorthSea.
- Many chemicals have adamagingeffecton theenvironment.
Chemistry - general words
- acceptor
- aerosol
- aerosolize
- allotrope
- amphiprotic
- chemical formula
- conformation
- cyclic
- distilled water
- electrolyte
- electrolytic
- endocrine disruptor
- endothermic
- inorganic chemistry
- ionic bond
- nonchemical
- nonelectrolyte
- nonreactive
- reactive
- reactivity
chemical
adjective
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relatingto chemicals:
化学的;化学制品的The chemicalindustryproducessuch things aspetrochemicals,drugs, andrubber.化学工业生产诸如石化产品、药品、橡胶之类的东西。
- Sodiumchlorideis the chemicalnameforcommonsalt.
- All chemicalweaponsfacilitieswill bedeactivated.
- Estimates of theamountofmoneyneededtodecontaminatetheheavilypollutedchemicalinstallationsvary.
- We had tolearnchemicalformulaeatschool, but I can onlyrememberH2O forwater.
- The chemicalpropertiesofcoalare stillincompletelyunderstood.
Chemistry - general words
- acceptor
- aerosol
- aerosolize
- allotrope
- amphiprotic
- chemical formula
- conformation
- cyclic
- distilled water
- electrolyte
- electrolytic
- endocrine disruptor
- endothermic
- inorganic chemistry
- ionic bond
- nonchemical
- nonelectrolyte
- nonreactive
- reactive
- reactivity