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chemical kinetics

(Encyclopedia)chemical kinetics: see chemical reaction. ...

analysis, chemical

(Encyclopedia)analysis, chemical: see chemical analysis. ...

equilibrium, chemical

(Encyclopedia)equilibrium, chemical: see chemical equilibrium. ...

bond, chemical

(Encyclopedia)bond, chemical: see chemical bond. ...

chemical analysis

(Encyclopedia)chemical analysis, the study of the chemical composition and structure of substances. More broadly, it may be considered the corpus of all techniques whereby any exact chemical information is obtained...

chemical engineering

(Encyclopedia)chemical engineering: see engineering. ...

Chemical Ali

(Encyclopedia)Chemical Ali: see Majid, Ali Hassan al-. ...

chemical bond

(Encyclopedia)chemical bond, mechanism whereby atoms combine to form molecules. There is a chemical bond between two atoms or groups of atoms when the forces acting between them are strong enough to lead to the for...

multiple chemical sensitivity

(Encyclopedia)multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), adverse physical reaction to certain chemicals in susceptible persons. When exposed to the chemicals, people with MCS react with symptoms such as nausea, headache,...

Mace, chemical spray

(Encyclopedia)Mace, chemical spray device used by police in riot control. Mace is ordinary tear gas (chloroacetophenone, or CN) in a volatile solvent contained in a spray can. It causes severe lacrimation and tempo...