chemical, chemic
(adjective) relating to or used in chemistry; “chemical engineer”; “chemical balance”
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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
