CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chemical substance mean? 

• CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE (noun)
  The noun CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE has 1 sense:

1. material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

  Familiarity information: CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

chemical; chemical substance

Hypernyms ("chemical substance" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chemical substance"):

fumigant (a chemical substance used in fumigation)

softener (a substance added to another to make it less hard)

stabilizer (a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state)

restrainer (a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film)

product (a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction)

phytochemical (a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive)

pesticide (a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects))

larvicide (a chemical used to kill larval pests)

fraction (a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process)

intermediate (a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained)

herbicide; weed killer; weedkiller (a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth)

explosive (a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)

flux (a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed)

fertiliser; fertilizer; plant food (any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile)

soil conditioner (a chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its porosity)

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

congener (a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character)

carbon tetrahalide (compounds composed of 1 carbon and 4 halogen molecules)

bacteriacide; bactericide (any chemical agent that destroys bacteria)

carrier (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)

Alar; daminozide (a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time)

reactant (a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction)

 Context examples 

A chemical substance that functions to stabilize an emulsion.

(Emulsifier, NCI Thesaurus)

To surround an object with a firm chemical substance such as wax or resin, in order to perform cutting of thin sections for microscopic examination.

(Embedding, NCI Thesaurus)

A distinct region or state for a particular chemical substance at a cellular level taken to have uniformity throughout but differing from other regions or states.

(Compartmental Model Region, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemical substance made when an acid and an alcohol combine and water is removed.

(Ester, NCI Dictionary)

A type of chemical substance used in perfumes, paints, solvents, and found in essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants).

(Ketone, NCI Dictionary)

A chemical substance that comes from plants and is used to make vitamins E and K. Phytol is also found in soaps, beauty care products, and household products.

(Phytol, NCI Dictionary)

A type of chemical substance that is a combination of oxygen and another substance.

(Organic Oxide, NCI Dictionary)

A chemical substance found naturally in small amounts in plants, trees, volcanoes, and forest fires.

(Acetone, NCI Dictionary)

A chemical substance that can potentially cause cancer in humans and is produced from the reaction between acids and bases and consists of electropositive and electronegative radicals.

(Carcinogenic Salt, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemical substance found in drinks such as beer, wine, and liquor.

(Alcohol, NCI Dictionary)