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The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives.
Salvatore J. Cordileone

Meaning of "chemicals" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHEMICALS

chemicals  [ˈkɛmɪkəlz] play
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WHAT DOES CHEMICALS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chemicals

Chemical substance

In chemistry, a chemical substance is a form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. It cannot be separated into components by physical separation methods, i.e. without breaking chemical bonds. It can be solid, liquid, gas, or plasma. Chemical substances are often called 'pure' to set them apart from mixtures. A common example of a chemical substance is pure water; it has the same properties and the same ratio of hydrogen to oxygen whether it is isolated from a river or made in a laboratory. Other chemical substances commonly encountered in pure form are diamond, gold, table salt and refined sugar. However, simple or seemingly pure substances found in nature can in fact be mixtures of chemical substances. For example, tap water may contain small amounts of dissolved sodium chloride and compounds containing iron, calcium and many other chemical substances. Chemical substances exist as solids, liquids, gases, or plasma and may change between these phases of matter with changes in temperature or pressure. Chemical reactions convert one chemical substance into another.

Definition of chemicals in the English dictionary

The definition of chemicals in the dictionary is relating to or producing chemicals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHEMICALS


academicals
ˌækəˈdɛmɪkəlz
bifocals
baɪˈfəʊkəlz
canonicals
kəˈnɒnɪkəlz
Chronicles
ˈkrɒnɪkəlz
clericals
ˈklɛrɪkəlz
Eccles
ˈɛkəlz
hackles
ˈhækəlz
multifocals
ˌmʌltɪˈfəʊkəlz
Nichols
ˈnɪkəlz
oracles
ˈɒrəkəlz
physicals
ˈfɪzɪkəlz
shackles
ˈʃækəlz
spectacles
ˈspɛktəkəlz
Tabernacles
ˈtæbəˌnækəlz
theatricals
θɪˈætrɪkəlz
trifocals
ˈtraɪˈfəʊkəlz
varifocals
ˈvɛərɪˌfəʊkəlz
vocals
ˈvəʊkəlz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHEMICALS

chemic
chemical
chemical agent
chemical bond
chemical castration
chemical engineer
chemical engineering
chemical equation
chemical machining
chemical peeling
chemical plant
chemical potential
chemical reaction
chemical sympathectomy
chemical toilet
chemical warfare
chemical weapons
chemically
chemically dependent
chemicking

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHEMICALS

annals
at intervals
backing vocals
building materials
casuals
credentials
finals
fundamentals
genitals
Hals
Immortals
industrials
materials
minerals
morals
petrochemicals
residuals
thermals
trials
vitals

Synonyms and antonyms of chemicals in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CHEMICALS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chemicals» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of chemicals

Translation of «chemicals» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHEMICALS

Find out the translation of chemicals to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chemicals from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chemicals» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

化学品
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

productos químicos
570 millions of speakers

English

chemicals
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रसायन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المواد الكيميائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

химикаты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

produtos químicos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাসায়নিক পদার্থসমূহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

produits chimiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bahan kimia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chemikalien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

化学物質
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화학 물질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kimia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hóa chất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரசாயனங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रसायने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kimyasallar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prodotti chimici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chemia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хімікати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

produse chimice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χημικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chemikalieë
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kemikalier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjemikalier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chemicals

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEMICALS»

The term «chemicals» is very widely used and occupies the 7.726 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of chemicals
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEMICALS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chemicals» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chemicals» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chemicals

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10 QUOTES WITH «CHEMICALS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chemicals.
1
Peter Agre
Lack of scientific fundamentals causes people to make foolish decisions about issues such as the toxicity of chemicals, the efficacy of medicines, the changes in the global climate. Our single greatest defense against scientific ignorance is education, and early in the life of every scientist, the child's first interest was sparked by a teacher.
2
Jessica Alba
I did research when I was pregnant with my first daughter and was horrified by the chemicals in products, even those meant for babies. I would have to go to 50 different places just to get my house and my kid clean.
3
Dave Barry
Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.
4
Sydney Brenner
I also became interested in chemistry and gradually accumulated enough test tubes and other glassware to do chemical experiments, using small quantities of chemicals purchased from a pharmacy supply house.
5
David R. Brower
The more we pour the big machines, the fuel, the pesticides, the herbicides, the fertilizer and chemicals into farming, the more we knock out the mechanism that made it all work in the first place.
6
Dennis Cardoza
It is about time that we develop a worldwide strategy to reduce illegal trade in meth and its precursor chemicals and stop the devastating impact that methamphetamine use is having on our children and our communities.
7
Katherine Center
It's fun to think about plants not just as decorations but as functioning parts of our yard's ecosystem that attract wildlife to the garden. We have hummingbirds, tons of bees, and many monarch butterflies. The kids love it! Though we're very laissez-faire with the garden and never put chemicals on it or even water it much!
8
David Christian
Living organisms are created by chemistry. We are huge packages of chemicals.
9
Salvatore J. Cordileone
The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives.
10
Paul Davies
Astonishingly, in spite of decades of research, there is no agreed theory of cancer, no explanation for why, inside almost all healthy cells, there lurks a highly efficient cancer subroutine that can be activated by a variety of agents - radiation, chemicals, inflammation and infection.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEMICALS»

Discover the use of chemicals in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chemicals and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Green Chemicals
Environmentally Safe ? Environmentally Friendly ? Halogen-Free ? HAP's-Free ? Low Global WarmingLow Ozone-Depleting ? Nonozone-Depleting ? Low Vapor Pressure ? Noncarcinogenic ? Non-CFC ? Non-HCFCNonhazardous ? Nontoxic ? Recyclable ?
‎2004
2
Purification of Laboratory Chemicals
The Seventh Edition is fully updated and provides expanded coverage of the latest commercially available chemical products and processing techniques, safety and hazards: over 200 pages of coverage of new commercially available chemicals ...
W.L.F. Armarego, Christina Chai, 2012
3
Production Chemicals for the Oil and Gas Industry
Unlike other texts that focus on how products perform in the field and how they are tested, this book focuses on the specific structures of a range of chemicals that are known to deliver the required or desired performance.
Malcolm A. Kelland, 2009
4
Petroleum Engineer's Guide to Oil Field Chemicals and Fluids
Condensed for readability, this manual provides users with information on oil field chemicals such as drilling muds, corrosion inhibitors gelling agents, scale inhibitors, and bacteria control. Each chapter follows the same template.
Johannes Fink, 2011
5
Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and ...
In this book, Gary Wenk demonstrates how, as a result of their effects on certain neurotransmitters concerned with behavior, everything we put into our bodies has very direct consequences for how we think, feel, and act.
Gary Wenk, 2010
6
Industrial Organic Chemicals
The book also details: The impact of globalization on the patterns of worldwide transportation of chemicals, including methods of shipping chemicals The technological advances in the area of polymerization and catalysis, including catalyst ...
Harold A. Wittcoff, Bryan G. Reuben, Jeffery S. Plotkin, 2012
7
Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals
The book will appeal to a broad range of energy professionals and specialists, farmers and foresters who are searching for methods of selecting, growing, and converting energy crops, entrepreneurs who are commercializing biomass energy ...
Donald L. Klass, 1998
8
Chemicals from Microalgae
This work, written by one of the true pioneers in the field describes the major algal chemicals of interest, namely pigments and lipids.
Zvi Cohen, 1999
9
Textile Chemicals: Environmental Data and Facts
In addition, textile engineers and specialists involved in the risk assessment and control of these chemicals will find that the overviews given on each chemical, its field of application and its function in production processes make this ...
Katia Lacasse, Werner Baumann, 2004
10
Food Chemicals Codex
The Fifth Edition reflects many of the changes in science and manufacturing since the publication of the Fourth Edition.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEMICALS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chemicals is used in the context of the following news items.
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168 chemicals you unknowingly smeared on your face this morning
The makeup counter can be daunting; hundreds of brands and products can make picking out a new tube of mascara quite the task. Here's a ... «Statesboro Herald, Jul 15»
2
Chemicals May Alter Placenta Genes
Women exposed to widely used chemicals while pregnant are more likely to have altered gene function in their placentas, according to a new ... «Truth-Out, Jul 15»
3
Scientists Discover a 'Complex Cocktail of Many Chemicals' in Snail …
A sea snail might seem like an unassuming creature, but the cone snail specifically is not only predatory against fish but its venom can be lethal ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
4
Specialty Chemicals Market 2015 - Analysis & Global Trends …
The specialty chemicals market size in terms of value is projected to reach $470 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 5.42% between 2015 and 2020. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
5
PLM Formulations For Chemicals
At a high enough level, this would be fine, the chemicals industry formulation simply replacing the automotive BOM (although while a car has ... «Chem.Info, Jul 15»
6
Tata Chemicals: Exit from fertilisers will be positive
The buzz that Tata Chemicals is planning to sell its fertiliser business has cheered the street. The stock gained more than five per cent ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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What a great 2013 for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
Andy Igrejas: Safer Chemicals Healthy Families is a coalition of 450 health and environmental organizations, industrial unions and steel and ... «Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, Jul 15»
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Research and Markets: Global Aroma Chemicals Market 2015-2019 …
Aroma chemicals are ingredients used to impart fragrance to various end-use products. This market can be segmented into natural and ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
9
'Chemicals, petrochemicals import damaging India's economy'
Addressing a symposium on coal gasification in India' organized by industry chamber FICCI jointly with the department of chemicals and ... «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»
10
Walgreens Mind the Store Day of Action-April 16, 2014
I have a ten-month-old and a two-and-a-half year old and it's unacceptable that these chemicals are in my body and being passed along to my ... «Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, Jul 15»

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