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chemical

[kem-i-kuhl] / ˈkɛm ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerned with atom and molecule change
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Syngenta is based in Switzerland and is a subsidiary of China National Chemical, a state-owned enterprise known as ChemChina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

A research team led by Professor Yulong Ding from the University of Birmingham's School of Chemical Engineering has shown that these temperatures can be significantly reduced by using a perovskite catalyst.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The first explosion ignited a second explosion at a nearby Monsanto Chemical Co. plant and caused a fire on another ship, the SS Highflyer, which then exploded 16 hours later.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Alongside artists like the Chemical Brothers and Death in Vegas, he helped pioneer and popularise the big beat genre, which sits somewhere between hip hop and acid house.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The rival Institute of Chemistry didn’t come into being until 1877, a year after the founding of the American Chemical Society.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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