chemic | (adjective) relating to or used in chemistry | Synonyms: chemical |
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chemical | (adjective) relating to or used in chemistry | Synonyms: chemic |
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(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes | - |
(noun) material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules | Synonyms: chemical substance |
chemically | (adverb) with respect to chemistry | - |
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(adverb) with chemicals | - |
chemiluminescence | (noun) luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies | - |
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chemiluminescent | (adjective) relating to the phenomenon of chemiluminescence | - |
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chemise | (noun) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | Synonyms: sack, shift |
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(noun) a woman's sleeveless undergarment | Synonyms: shift, shimmy, slip, teddy |
chemisorb | (verb) take up a substance by chemisorption | - |
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chemisorption | (noun) adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces | Synonyms: chemosorption |
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chemisorptive | (adjective) having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces | Synonyms: chemosorptive |
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chemist | (noun) a scientist who specializes in chemistry | - |
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(noun) a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | Synonyms: apothecary, druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller |
chemistry | (noun) the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | Synonyms: chemical science |
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(noun) the way two individuals relate to each other | Synonyms: alchemy, interpersonal chemistry |
(noun) the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object | - |
chemoattractant | (noun) a substance inducing positive chemotaxis in motile cells. | - |
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chemoautotroph | (noun) An organism that depends on chemicals for its energy and principally on carbon dioxide for its carbon. | Synonyms: chemotrophic autotroph |
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chemoimmunology | (noun) the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies) | Synonyms: immunochemistry |
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chemoreceptive | (adjective) of or relating to chemoreceptors | - |
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chemoreceptor | (noun) a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli | - |
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chemosis | (noun) edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining | - |
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chemosorption | (noun) adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces | Synonyms: chemisorption |
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chemosorptive | (adjective) having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces | Synonyms: chemisorptive |
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chemosurgery | (noun) use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer | - |
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chemosynthesis | (noun) synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi | - |
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chemotaxis | (noun) movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus | - |
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chemotherapeutic | (adjective) of or relating to chemotherapy | Synonyms: chemotherapeutical |
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chemotherapeutical | (adjective) of or relating to chemotherapy | Synonyms: chemotherapeutic |
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chemotherapy | (noun) the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness) | - |
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