chemical substance
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1. material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | material, stuff, |
| definition | : | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | explosive, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | reactant, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | alar, daminozide, |
| definition | : | a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | carrier, |
| definition | : | an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | carbon tetrahalide, |
| definition | : | compounds composed of 1 carbon and 4 halogen molecules (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | congener, |
| definition | : | a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | chemical compound, compound, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | soil conditioner, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its porosity (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | fertiliser, fertilizer, plant food, |
| definition | : | any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | flux, |
| definition | : | a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | fumigant, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance used in fumigation (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | intermediate, |
| definition | : | a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | fraction, |
| definition | : | a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | larvicide, |
| definition | : | a chemical used to kill larval pests (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pesticide, |
| definition | : | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | phytochemical, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | product, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | restrainer, |
| definition | : | a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | stabilizer, |
| definition | : | a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | softener, |
| definition | : | a substance added to another to make it less hard (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | chemical, |
| definition | : | of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | chemical, |
| definition | : | of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes (adj.pert) |
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