chemically

Variant of chemical

chemical definition

chemi·cal (kem′i kəl)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with chemistry
  2. made by or used in chemistry
  3. operated or made by the use of chemicals chemical burns
  4. ☆ of or involving the use of a drug, alcoholic liquor, etc. chemical dependency

Etymology: chemic + -al

noun

  1. any substance used in or obtained by a chemical process
  2. ☆ Slang a drug, alcoholic beverage, etc.

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