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chemical dependency

chemical dependency noun: physical and psychological dependency on an addictive drug.

Noun

chemical dependency (countable and uncountable, plural chemical dependencies)

  1. physical and psychological dependency on an addictive drug

Forms of chemical dependency

pluralchemical dependencies

Questions about chemical dependency

What does chemical dependency mean?
Chemical dependency means physical and psychological dependency on an addictive drug.
What part of speech is chemical dependency?
Chemical dependency is a noun.
What is the plural of chemical dependency?
The plural of chemical dependency is chemical dependencies.

Words near chemical dependency in the dictionary

  1. chemical decomposition
  2. chemical decompositions
  3. chemical defense
  4. chemical defenses
  5. chemical dependencies
  6. chemical dependency
  7. chemical dermatitis
  8. chemical ecology
  9. chemical element
  10. chemical elements
  11. chemical energies

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