CHEMIC

chemical, chemic

(adjective) relating to or used in chemistry; “chemical engineer”; “chemical balance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

chemic (not comparable)

(archaic) Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.

(obsolete) Produced through alchemy; counterfeit.

(now rare) Chemical.

Noun

chemic (plural chemics)

(now rare) A chemist or (earlier) an alchemist.

(obsolete) A solution of chloride of lime, used in bleaching.

Verb

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



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