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bucket chemistry

bucket chemistry noun: any chemical process or technique that is relatively low-tech, and does not require specialist equipment or skills, or precise measurement or control.

Noun

bucket chemistry (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Any chemical process or technique that is relatively low-tech, and does not require specialist equipment or skills, or precise measurement or control.
    • Analytical procedures for pesticides were largely still in the "bucket chemistry" era and the methods were provided by either the chemical company or the "Official Methods" of the Association of Agricultural Chemists.1971, Francis A. Gunther, Residue Reviews
    • One can prepare the organo-rare earth complexes by rather easy bucket chemistry.1994, E. Roland Menzel, Laser Spectroscopy: Techniques and Applications

Questions about bucket chemistry

What does bucket chemistry mean?
Bucket chemistry means any chemical process or technique that is relatively low-tech, and does not require specialist equipment or skills, or precise measurement or control.
What part of speech is bucket chemistry?
Bucket chemistry is a noun.

Words near bucket chemistry in the dictionary

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  4. bucket brigade
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  7. bucket down
  8. bucket drummer
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  10. bucket flush
  11. bucket flushed

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