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chemical

[kem-i-kuhl] / ˈkɛm ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerned with atom and molecule change
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Imperial College's department of chemical engineering estimates that between 20 and 25 billion balloons are purchased worldwide every year.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Some hollow core fibers can be filled with gases or liquids, allowing them to map temperature distributions or even function as tiny laboratories for chemical experiments.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

While the Belgian-French chemical company’s soda ash business has limited growth prospects and seaborne soda ash shows no sign of recovery, the company could potentially profit from rare earths.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Shein wrote that it has drawn attention for the “quality, durability and chemical use” of its goods and has been criticized for operations contributing to “pollution, deforestation and forest degradation.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

He hired a chemical company to fumigate the fields.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

But many products transported in bulk -- such as chemicals, hydrocarbons, construction materials or grain -- are not easily transferred to containers.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Others thinking along similar lines include Drone Amplified, a startup whose unmanned aerial vehicles drop balls containing fire-starting chemicals to ignite controlled burns.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Instead of changing a material by adding chemicals or combining it with something else, scientists may be able to tune its electrical properties simply by changing its shape.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

He recently brokered a deal for a maker of water treatment chemicals in Pittsburg, Calif., to sell hydrogen, one of its byproducts, to transit agencies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

“My brain just makes the wrong chemicals is all.”

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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