chemical

1. 1.

   relating to or used in chemistry

   “chemical engineer”

   “chemical balance”

   Synonymschemic
2. 2.

   of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes

   “chemical fertilizer”

1. 1.

   material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

   Synonymschemical substance

   Broadermaterial

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Other forms of chemical

plural

chemicals·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chemical

What does chemical mean?

chemical means "relating to or used in chemistry". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chemical?

chemical has 3 syllables: chem-i-cal. The stress falls on "chem". In IPA it is /ˈkɛməkəl/.

What is another word for chemical?

Close synonyms include chemic, chemical substance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chemical a common word?

chemical is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with chemical?

2 words rhyme with chemical. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.