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green chemistry

green chemistry noun: an area of chemistry and chemical engineering focused on the designing of products and processes that minimize the use and generation of hazardous substances.

Noun

green chemistry (uncountable)

  1. An area of chemistry and chemical engineering focused on the designing of products and processes that minimize the use and generation of hazardous substances.

Questions about green chemistry

What does green chemistry mean?
Green chemistry means an area of chemistry and chemical engineering focused on the designing of products and processes that minimize the use and generation of hazardous substances.
What part of speech is green chemistry?
Green chemistry is a noun.

Words near green chemistry in the dictionary

  1. green chains
  2. green charge
  3. green charges
  4. green cheese
  5. green cheeses
  6. green chemistry
  7. Green Christmas
  8. green Christmases
  9. green cinnabar
  10. green circle
  11. green circles

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