As nouns the difference between chemical and chemoperception
is that chemical is any specific chemical element or chemical compound while chemoperception is (biology|chemistry) a specific response by an organism to the presence of a specific chemical compound (or class of compounds).
As an adjective chemical
is (label) of or relating to alchemy.
chemical
English
Adjective
(-)
(label) Of or relating to alchemy.
Of or relating to chemistry.
Of or relating to a material or processes not commonly found in nature or in a particular product.
Derived terms
* technochemical
External links
* (Chemistry)
Noun
(
en noun)
Any specific chemical element or chemical compound.
(label) An artificial chemical compound.
- I color my hair with henna, not chemicals .
(label) An addictive drug.
Usage notes
* The noun is frequently used in a slang and more specific non-technical way (2nd and 3rd definition) by the general public. Chemists and those who understand chemistry may gravitate toward the first, but the term "substance" is preferred usage.
Derived terms
* antichemical
* chemical abortion
* chemical affinity
* chemical agent
* chemical beam epitaxy
* chemical biology
* chemical bond
* chemical castration
* chemical change
* chemical clock
* chemical composition
* chemical database
* chemical decomposition
* chemical defense
* chemical dependency
* chemical depilatory
* chemical dermatitis
* chemical ecology
* chemical element
* chemical energy
* chemical engineering
* chemical fingerprint
* chemical hazard
* chemical horn
* chemical indicator
* chemical industry
* chemical kinetics
* chemical laser
* chemical law
* chemical messenger
* chemical oceanography
* chemical pathology
* chemical peel
* chemical peritonitis
* chemical physics
* chemical plant
* chemical reaction
* chemical reactor
* chemical sensitivity
* chemical series
* chemical shift
* chemical toilet
* chemical weapon
Related terms
* alchemical
* chemist
* chemistry
See also
* molecule
* reagent
Anagrams
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chemoperception
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(biology, chemistry) A specific response by an organism to the presence of a specific chemical compound (or class of compounds) 