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chemical

[kem-i-kuhl] / ˈkɛm ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerned with atom and molecule change
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Laboratory experiments confirmed that the newly discovered enzyme was capable of performing both types of chemical reactions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

S&P says the conflict has disrupted regional chemical exports and production, making geographic diversification an important factor in companies’ credit resilience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Police allege the 43-year-old woman - who hasn't been named - visited a chemical storage shed before returning to the staffroom where the curry was kept.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

In May, Orbital raised $50 million to develop its new product: cooling systems that use more efficient, greener alternatives to the chemical cooling agents used in some data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Also, she was bright enough to understand and accurately type his complex chemical and genetic ruminations.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The windfall isn’t isolated to its refining and chemicals division–a jump in gas prices, strong oil and gas trading, and elevated oil prices have all combined to set TotalEnergies up for a bumper third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

One promising approach to recycling carbon dioxide is hydrogenation, which uses a catalyst to help CO2 react with hydrogen and form chemicals such as methanol.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The elements that make up our planet help determine processes such as plate tectonics, the generation of its protective magnetic field, and the movement of essential chemicals into the atmosphere, oceans, and soil.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Melrose Industries said its GKN Aerospace unit reached a $125 million settlement with authorities in California relating to a chemicals case, and that it expects to restart operations at the site this quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The cell was a beaker of chemicals, biochemists argued, a pouch of compounds bound by a membrane that were reacting to produce a phenomenon called “life.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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