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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chemical engineering mean?
• CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (noun)
The noun CHEMICAL ENGINEERING has 2 senses:
1. the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes
2. the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems
Familiarity information: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("chemical engineering" is a kind of...):
applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("chemical engineering" is a kind of...):
technology (the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment)
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