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chemical (iou) and quantivalent (medicine)


chemical (iou)



chemical adjective & noun. Orig. chymical. L16.
[formed as CHEMIC + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Alchemical. L16-M18.
Of, made by, or relating to, chemistry; employing chemicals. L16.
b. spec. Designating a lavatory or closet in which waste is decomposed by chemicals. M20.
= IATROCHEMICAL. L16-L18.
Of a person: engaged in the practice of chemistry; versed in chemistry. E17.
Special collocations: chemical attraction: see ATTRACTION 3. chemical bond = BOND noun2 11. chemical engineer an expert in chemical engineering. chemical engineering the science of the utilization of chemical processes in manufacturing. chemical potential a thermodynamic function pertaining to any one component present in a system, equal to the derivative of the free energy with respect to the quantity of that component. chemical shift: see SHIFT noun. chemical warfare: employing chemical weapons. chemical weapon a weapon that depends for its effect on the release of a toxic or noxious substance.
b. noun. A distinct substance obtained by or used in a chemical process. M18.
fine chemicals: used in small amounts and in a purified state. heavy chemicals bulk chemicals used in industry and agriculture.
chemicalize verb trans. treat with chemicals; use chemicals in (an activity): E20.
chemically adverb E17.

quantivalent (medicine)


quantivalent
<chemistry> Of or pertaining to quantivalence.

Source: Websters Dictionary