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Bioreactor vs Chemic - What's the difference?

bioreactor | chemic |

As nouns the difference between bioreactor and chemic

is that bioreactor is (biochemistry) a fermentation vat, containing microorganisms or biochemically active substances, used for waste recycling or for making drugs while chemic is a chemist or (earlier) an alchemist.

As an adjective chemic is

(archaic) practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.

bioreactor

English

(wikipedia bioreactor)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A fermentation vat, containing microorganisms or biochemically active substances, used for waste recycling or for making drugs.

    • Derived terms

    * photobioreactor

    chemic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * chymic * chymick

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (archaic) Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.
  • (obsolete) Produced through alchemy; counterfeit.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I.217:
    • a chymic treasure / Is glittering Youth, which I have spent betimes— / My heart in passion, and my head on rhymes.
  • Chemical.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A chemist or (earlier) an alchemist.
  • * 1633 , John Donne, "The Comparison":
    • like the Chymicks masculine equall fire, / Which in the Lymbecks warme wombe doth inspire / Into th'earths worthlesse part a soule of gold
  • (obsolete) A solution of chloride of lime, used in bleaching.