chemical

/ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/

chemical adjective: of or relating to chemistry.

Adjective

chemical (not comparable)

Of or relating to chemistry.
- chemical experiments
- the chemical properties of iron
Of or relating to a material or processes not commonly found in nature or in a particular product.
(obsolete) Of or relating to alchemy.

Noun

chemical (plural chemicals)

Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.
- Hydrogen and sulphur are both chemicals.
(colloquial) An artificial chemical compound.
- I color my hair with henna, not chemicals.
- CSPI says the Trump Administration could take steps to protect consumers from each of these chemicals and support FDA’s broader post-market assessment efforts. It could ensure that FDA sets health-protective limits on heavy metals, like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, in foods consumed by children.2025 January 15, “FDA moves to eliminate carcinogenic Red 3 from foods”, in Center for Science in the Public Interest
(slang) An addictive drug.

chemical meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

chemical in Hindi

relating to chemistry: रासायनिक rāsāynik
any specific element or chemical compound: रसायन rasāyan
an artificial chemical compound: रसायन rasāyan

chemical in Tamil

இரசாயனம், வேதிப்பொருள், வேதி, இரசாயன

chemical in Marathi

relating to chemistry: रासायनिक rāsāynik
any specific element or chemical compound: रसायन rasāyan

chemical in Urdu

chemical, chemo-: کیمیائی kīmiyāī
chemical: کبریت kibrīt

More languagesFewer languages

chemical in Bengali: রাসায়নিক
chemical in Telugu: రసాయన rasāyana
chemical in Malayalam: രാസ rāsa
chemical in Kannada: ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ಪದಾರ್ಥ, ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ, ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ, ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳಿಂದ ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಿದ
chemical in Gujarati: રસાયણ rasāyaṇ
chemical in Tagalog: sangkapin, kimiko, sangkap
chemical in Arabic: كِيمَاوِيّ kīmāwiyy, كِيمِيَائِيّ kīmiyāʔiyy
chemical in Malay: kimiawi, kimia, bahan kimia
chemical in Indonesian: kimia, kimiawi
chemical in Persian: شیمیایی šimiyâyi

Examples of chemical in a sentence

Pentalene has chemical formula C₈H₆
The physiology of matter in the abstract is dynamical, that of mineral species is both dynamical and chemical, while that of organized forms is at once dynamical, chemical, and biotical.1883, Science, volumes 1-2, page 279:

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Forms of chemical

plural	chemicals

Origin of chemical

From New Latin chēmicus + -al.

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Questions about chemical

What does chemical mean?: Chemical means of or relating to chemistry.
What is chemical in Hindi?: Chemical in Hindi is रासायनिक (rāsāynik), रसायन (rasāyan). See Chemical meaning in Hindi.
How do you use chemical in a sentence?: Pentalene has chemical formula C₈H₆
What part of speech is chemical?: Chemical can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce chemical?: Chemical is pronounced /ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/.

Words near chemical in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: chemical (page history and authors); chemical (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کبریت (Urdu) (page history and authors); chemical (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chemical (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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