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chemical

[kem-i-kuhl] / ˈkɛm ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerned with atom and molecule change
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When cells experience stress, whether from environmental extremes or chemical exposure, they activate protective responses.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

"PAM is a truly fascinating enzyme because it's the only enzyme we have that's capable of a chemical process called amidation, which increases the half-life or the potency of biologically active peptides," Gloyn said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Copenhagen paid nearly $30m in 2018 to clean up chemical spills in Ikateq and another base, but it wasn’t enough to cover larger installations elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“The analysis reveals how food and chemical companies have exploited a loophole in federal law in order to certify that their own new additives are ‘generally recognized as safe,’ or GRAS,” Benesh writes.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

And I toasted Dr. Mae Jemison, a chemical engineer and medical doctor, who became the first African American woman astronaut, in 1992.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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