chemical, chemic
(adjective) relating to or used in chemistry; āchemical engineerā; āchemical balanceā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chemic (not comparable)
(archaic) Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.
(obsolete) Produced through alchemy; counterfeit.
(now rare) Chemical.
chemic (plural chemics)
(now rare) A chemist or (earlier) an alchemist.
(obsolete) A solution of chloride of lime, used in bleaching.
chemic (third-person singular simple present chemics, present participle chemicking, simple past and past participle chemicked)
(obsolete, transitive) To bleach with a solution of chloride of lime.
Source: Wiktionary
Chem"ic, n. Etym: [See Chenistry.]
1. A chemist; an alchemist. [Obs.]
2. (Bleaching)
Definition: A solution of chloride of line.
Chem"ic, a.
Definition: Chemical. Blackw. Mag.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
