deadly chemical

collocation in English

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deadly
adjective
uk
/ˈded.li/us
/ˈded.li/
likely to ...
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chemical
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
any basic substance that is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms ...
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The mostdeadlychemicalin aquarium water is ammonia, produced from fish excretions.
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While sulfur-containing antibiotics save many lives, sulfur mustard is adeadlychemicalwarfare agent.
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They get adeadlychemicalcalled lipophilic alkaloid from consuming a poisonous food in the rainforest.
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Dioxins are among the most deadly chemicals known to humanity.
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A pardon comes seconds before the deadly chemicals are to flow into his arm.
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The unit can detect and identify deadly chemicals that are stored in containers in matter of minutes.
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The deadly chemicals had subsequently been injected into soft tissue, rather than into the vein.
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The idea is for the deadly chemicals to enter the bloodstream only after the person is asleep.
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Fox made no statement before he was injected with the deadly chemicals.
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Manufacturers of electronic cigarettes often market them as a cessation aid, claiming that they lack deadly chemicals while also satisfying both smokers' psychological and physiological needs.
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