CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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chem lab in CommonParlance
- definition a laboratory for research in chemistry
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chemic in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or used in chemistry
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chemical in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or used in chemistry
- definition of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes
- definition material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
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chemical action in CommonParlance
- definition (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
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chemical agent in CommonParlance
- definition an agent that produces chemical reactions
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chemical analysis in CommonParlance
- definition the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements
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chemical attraction in CommonParlance
- definition the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
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chemical balance in CommonParlance
- definition a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis
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chemical bomb in CommonParlance
- definition a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes
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chemical bond in CommonParlance
- definition an electrical force linking atoms
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chemical chain in CommonParlance
- definition (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
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chemical change in CommonParlance
- definition (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
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chemical compound in CommonParlance
- definition (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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chemical decomposition reaction in CommonParlance
- definition (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
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chemical defence in CommonParlance
- definition procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents
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chemical defense in CommonParlance
- definition procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents
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chemical diabetes in CommonParlance
- definition a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures
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chemical element in CommonParlance
- definition any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
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chemical energy in CommonParlance
- definition that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction
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chemical engineering in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes
- definition the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems
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chemical equilibrium in CommonParlance
- definition a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
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chemical formula in CommonParlance
- definition a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
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chemical group in CommonParlance
- definition (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
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chemical industry in CommonParlance
- definition the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively
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chemical irritant in CommonParlance
- definition a substance producing irritation