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Chemical

adjective

Relating to or used in chemistry. Synonym: chemic. "Chemical balance"

Of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes.

noun

Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules. Synonym: chemical substance.

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— The Grey Room • Eden Phillpotts

... on the other hand that the forces of Nature around us do not think. Steam, electricity, gravitation, and chemical affinity do not think. They follow certain fixed laws which we have no power to alter. Therefore we are confronted at the outset by a broad distinction between two modes of Motion—the Movement of Thought and the Movement of Cosmic Energy—the one based upon the exercise of Consciousness ...

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