chemically
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chemical/ˈkemɪkl/
▶adjective relating to chemistry or chemicals.
■ relating to or denoting the use of poison gas or other chemicals as weapons of war.
▶noun a distinct compound or substance, especially one which has been artificially prepared or purified.■ an addictive drug.
– derivatives
chemically adverb.
chemically adverb.
– origin C16: from Fr. chimique or mod. L. chimicus, chymicus, from med. L. alchymicus, from alchimia (see alchemy).
'chemically' also found in these Oxford entries:
charge
- chemical
- compound
- degrade
- element
- fire
- fixation
- hydrate
- inert
- neutralize
- occult
- oxidation number
- polyvinyl chloride
- rare earth
- reactive
- reactor
- reduce
- toxoid
- unreactive
- wood pulp
