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chemical

[kem-i-kuhl] / ˈkɛm ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerned with atom and molecule change
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The compound still requires further chemical refinement and must be tested in additional animal species before researchers can consider moving toward human clinical trials.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Some of the officers have also reported ‘feeling burned’ after touching their skin with the same gloves that were used to handle the chemical.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

By solving the mystery of chirality, Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai worked out how to design chemical reactions to produce much more of the desired version of a molecule.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Soai took the research further, and in 2003 he created the first chemical reaction that produced only one of the two possible mirror-image forms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In the 1920s, scientists were just beginning to understand living systems in chemical terms.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The nurse wrote that patients were arriving with headaches, rashes and blisters, “we believe, due to the chemicals being used to spray.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

This says it can discharge controlled amounts of oil and chemicals into the air and waterways.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

He contends that when hotels circulate synthetic fragrances through scent dispersion machines, they may be spreading toxic chemicals, potentially causing respiratory problems, headaches, skin irritation and gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and cognitive problems among vulnerable guests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

He, too, said he abstains from getting involved due to the damage illegal mining does to the land, especially as a result of the chemicals used for extracting gold.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The rancher had the soil tested and found out that the chemicals used to prepare it had been too strong; they had killed the plants.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez




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