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" If you own a chemical plant and leak a little benzene, you're in big trouble because everyone knows how carcinogenic it is. But coming out of a tailpipe? The government never does anything about that."
James Woolsey

Meaning of "chemical plant" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CHEMICAL PLANT

ˈkemɪkəl plɑːnt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHEMICAL PLANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chemical plant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHEMICAL PLANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chemical plant

A chemical plant is an industrial process plant that manufactures chemicals, usually on a large scale. The general objective of a chemical plant is to create new material wealth via the chemical or biological transformation and or separation of materials. Chemical plants use specialized equipment, units, and technology in the manufacturing process. Other kinds of plants, such as polymer, pharmaceutical, food, and some beverage production facilities, power plants, oil refineries or other refineries, natural gas processing and biochemical plants, water and wastewater treatment, and pollution control equipment use many technologies that have similarities to chemical plant technology such as fluid systems and chemical reactor systems. Some would consider an oil refinery or a pharmaceutical or polymer manufacturer to be effectively a chemical plant. Petrochemical plants are usually located adjacent to an oil refinery to minimize transportation costs for the feedstocks produced by the refinery. Speciality chemical. and fine chemical plants are usually much smaller and not as sensitive to location.

Definition of chemical plant in the English dictionary

The definition of chemical plant in the dictionary is a factory that produces or processes chemicals.

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHEMICAL PLANT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CHEMICAL PLANT

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Synonyms and antonyms of chemical plant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chemical plant» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CHEMICAL PLANT

Find out the translation of chemical plant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chemical plant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chemical plant» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

化工厂
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

planta química
570 millions of speakers
en

English

chemical plant
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रासायनिक संयंत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصنع للكيماويات
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

химический завод
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fábrica de produtos químicos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

রাসায়নিক উদ্ভিদ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

usine de produits chimiques
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kilang Kimia
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Chemiewerk
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

化学プラント
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

화학 공장
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pabrik kimia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà máy hóa chất
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

இரசாயன ஆலை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रासायनिक वनस्पती
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Kimyasal bitki
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

impianto chimico
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zakłady chemiczne
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

хімічний завод
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

uzină chimică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργοστάσιο χημικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chemiese aanleg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kemisk fabrik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjemiske anlegg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chemical plant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEMICAL PLANT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of chemical plant
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chemical plant

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QUOTES WITH «CHEMICAL PLANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chemical plant.
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James Woolsey
If you own a chemical plant and leak a little benzene, you're in big trouble because everyone knows how carcinogenic it is. But coming out of a tailpipe? The government never does anything about that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEMICAL PLANT»

Discover the use of chemical plant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chemical plant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chemical and Process Plant Commissioning Handbook: A ...
The Chemical and Process Plant Commissioning Handbook is a must have for engineers in the chemical process and process plant sectors, or for those refreshing their skills in this area.
Martin Killcross, 2012
2
Chemometrics: Data Analysis for the Laboratory and Chemical ...
Appendices on matrix algebra, basic statistical concepts, common algorithms, Excel and MATLAB complete the book. Readers may approach this book with different levels of knowledge and expectations.
Richard G. Brereton, 2003
3
Industrial Hazards and Plant Safety
Here is a new and analytical approach to chemical plant safety-encompassing design, construction, and operation to reduce the likelihood of hazardous incidents as well as actions to mitigate their consequences should they still occur.
Sanjoy Banerjee, 2002
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Chemical Plant Security
This book provides the reader with the steps that Congress is taking to reduce risks to the general public of exposure to hazardous chemicals as a result of terrorist acts.
Linda-Jo Schierow, 2003
5
Chemical plant Taxonomy
I Chemical plant taxonomy, then, although a very convenient designation for the activities Which it encompasses, must not be taken to indicate that it is an attempt to classify plants solely on the basis of their chemical constituents. In fact its ...
T Swain, 2012
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Bhopal: Chemical Plant Accident
Presents an account of the 1984 chemical accident at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, and its aftermath.
Nichol Bryan, 2004
7
Troubleshooting Process Operations
The fourth edition updates troubleshooting and design techniques, and adds seven new chapters with information on turbines, motors, heat exchangers, and environmentally friendly operations.
Norman P. Lieberman, 2009
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Chemical Engineering Design Project: A Case Study Approach, ...
This new edition follows the original format, which combines a detailed case study - the production of phthalic anhydride - with practical advice and comprehensive background information.
Martyn S Ray, 1998
9
A Manual of Chemical Plant
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
S. S. Dyson, 2010
10
Re-Engineering the Chemical Processing Plant: Process ...
SUMMARY Safety considerations are an inseparable part of the development of a chemical process and the design and operation of a chemical plant. While risk management and safety features can be added on to a plant design or to an ...
Andrzej Stankiewicz, Jacob A. Moulijn, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEMICAL PLANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chemical plant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chemical plant fire near Hanover caused $20M in damages
JERE GISH IS HERE WITH NEW INFORMATION. JERE: SINCE THE FIRE AT MILLER CHEMICAL IN CONEWAGO TOWNSHIP CAUSED A ... «WGAL Lancaster, Jul 15»
2
Blast kills six at South Korean chemical plant
Local news reports suggest that six workers have been killed and one injured in an explosion at Hanwha Chemical's plant in Ulsan, South ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Jul 15»
3
Chemical plant that caught fire had past issues
July 6, 2015: A chemical plant fire that ignited Saturday night in rural Waller County happened at a facility that has been cited previously for ... «KPRC Houston, Jul 15»
4
Man found dead at chemical plant
GALVESTON – A 46-year-old Alvin man died Tuesday at the Dow Chemical Co. plant in Oyster Creek, officials with the Brazoria County ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
5
Man Injured By Train At Chemical Plant In Ledyard
LEDYARD - A 58-year old man suffered a non-life threatening injury to his leg after a train scraped against it at the Allyn's Point Chemical Plant ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
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Man injured in incident involving train in Gales Ferry
... man was taken to the hospital Monday after he was injured in an incident involving a train at Allyn's Point Chemical plant on Route 12. «Norwich Bulletin, Jul 15»
7
Crews contain fire at chemical plant in Waller
Firefighters contained a fire at a chemical plant northwest of Houston Saturday night, according to officials. Loading… Post to Facebook. «KHOU, Jul 15»
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None injured in chemical plant fire
A fire at a chemical plant late Saturday night lit up the sky northwest of Houston and led to a brief shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
9
Explosion at Chemical Plant in South Korea Kills 6 Workers
The victims were doing welding work when the blast tore down a waste storage facility at a chemical plant run by Hanwha Chemical Co. in the ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
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Failed terror attack raises alarms about chemical plant security
The attempted bombing of a chemical plant in France as part of an apparent terrorist attack on 26 June, which culminated in an explosion there ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Jul 15»
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