chemical in English: A substance made or studied in chemistry, especially one made in a factory or laboratory. (noun)

Translation

A substance made or studied in chemistry, especially one made in a factory or laboratory.

Word origin

From chemic, an old word for an alchemist, from Medieval Latin alchimicus, which goes back to Arabic al-kimiya.

Gender

Pluralchemicals

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"Chemicals" here are the powerful substances inside the products.

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Here "chemicals" are substances made and used in industry.

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"Chemical" can also describe a noun, as in a chemical smell.

science

The study of the world by testing and watching how things work.

gas

Something like air, which is not solid and not liquid. Gas is often burned to cook food or to heat a house.

poison

Something that makes you very ill or kills you if you eat it, drink it or breathe it in.

mix

To put different things together so they become one thing.

dangerous

Able to hurt or harm you; not safe.

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