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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

chemical

adjective

1: relating to or used in chemistry; "chemical engineer"; "chemical balance" [syn: {chemic}]

2: of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; "chemical fertilizer"

noun: produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Chemical \Chem"ic*al\, adjective Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes of chemistry; as, chemical changes; chemical combinations.

{Chemical attraction} or {Chemical affinity}. See under {Attraction}.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Chemical \Chem"ic*al\, noun A substance used for producing a chemical effect; a reagent.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

152 Moby Thesaurus words for "chemical": Chile saltpeter, absolute alcohol, acetate, acetone, acid, acidity, agent, alcohol, aldehyde, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, amine, ammonia, amyl alcohol, anhydride, anion, antacid, arsenate, arsenite, atom, base, basic, basic anhydride, benzoate, bicarbonate, bicarbonate of soda, bichloride of mercury, biochemical, bisulfate, borate, borax, bromide, calcium carbonate, calcium hydroxide, carbide, carbohydrate, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbonate, cation, chemical element, chemicals, chemicobiological, chemicoengineering, chemicomineralogical, chemicophysical, chemurgic, chlorate, chlorite, chromate, chromoisomer, citrate, compound, copolymer, copolymeric, copolymerous, copperas, cyanide, dehydrated alcohol, dichromate, dimer, dimeric, dimerous, dioxide, disulfide, electrochemical, element, elemental, elementary, ester, ethanol, ether, ethyl, ethyl alcohol, fluoride, formaldehyde, fulminate, halide, halogen, heavy chemicals, heteromerous, high polymer, homopolymer, hydracid, hydrate, hydride, hydrocarbon, hydroxide, hypochlorite, inorganic chemical, inorganic chemistry, iodide, ion, isomer, isomerous, isopropyl alcohol, ketone, lactate, macrochemical, macromolecule, metamer, metameric, methane, methanol, methyl, methyl alcohol, molecule, monomer, monomerous, monoxide, neutralizer, niter, nitrate, nitride, nitrite, nonacid, organic chemical, oxalate, oxide, oxyacid, permanganate, peroxide, petrochemical, phosphate, phosphide, photochemical, physicochemical, phytochemical, polymer, polymeric, potash, potassium nitrate, pseudoisomer, radical, radiochemical, reagent, sal ammoniac, salt, saltpeter, silicate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium bromide, sodium chloride, sodium hypochlorite, sulfacid, sulfate, sulfide, sulfite, tartrate, thermochemical, trimer

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