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chemical

[kem-i-kuhl] / ˈkɛm ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerned with atom and molecule change
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Companies like semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron and silicon wafer giant Shin-Etsu Chemical have kept stock indexes buoyant and powered a 12% jump in exports year over year in the first quarter of 2026.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The findings were published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Chemical plants mark the western edge of the neighborhood, including a Formosa Plastics facility, which produces the plastic commonly called PVC.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

For a country that will never be self-sufficient in oil, the ability to turn coal into chemicals is “a vital geopolitical shock absorber,” according to Chemical Market Analytics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Financial backers of both institutions—the Chemical Foundation in Columbia’s case and William Crocker, a banking and railroad magnate, in Berkeley’s case—seemed eager to pony up funds to cover Sloan’s further research.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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