chimique

French

Etymology

From chimie +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.mik/
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Adjective

chimique (plural chimiques)

  1. (relational) chemistry, chemical
    élément chimiquechemical element
    équation chimiquechemical equation
    réaction chimiquechemical reaction
    espèce chimiquechemical species
  2. chemical (obtained by means of chemistry; that relies on chemistry)
    castration chimiquechemical castration
    arme chimiquechemical weapon
    levure chimique(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (informal, derogatory) chemical, artificial, processed
    ultra chimique(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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