Chemical
Of material. May also be referred to as chemical substance.
Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules.
This concept's ID is @1~74840
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- compound
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients...
- explosive
A chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas)...
- pesticide
A chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects).
- herbicide
A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth.
- fertilizer
Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile.
- softener
A substance added to another to make it less hard.
- phytochemical
A chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nut...
- product
A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction; "a product of lime and nitric...
- flux
A substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily remove...
- restrainer
A chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and...
- bactericide
Any chemical agent that destroys bacteria.
- carrier
An inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and...
- reactant
A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction.
- fumigant
A chemical substance used in fumigation.
- carbon tetrahalide
Compounds composed of 1 carbon and 4 halogen molecules.
- Alar
A chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested...
- larvicide
A chemical used to kill larval pests.
- stabilizer
A chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable...
- intermediate
A substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtaine...
- soil conditioner
A chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its...
- congener
A minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character.
- fraction
A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process.