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Chemical vs Supersensitivity - What's the difference?

chemical | supersensitivity |

As nouns the difference between chemical and supersensitivity

is that chemical is any specific chemical element or chemical compound while supersensitivity is (biochemistry|pharmacology) extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.

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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    supersensitivity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry, pharmacology) Extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.
  • *{{quote-journal, 1997, date=October 3, Eric J. Nestler & George K. Aghajanian, Molecular and Cellular Basis of Addiction, Science citation
    • , passage=Because D 1 dopamine receptors are known to act through stimulatory heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate-binding (G s ) proteins and activation of the cAMP pathway, up-regulation of this pathway in the nucleus accumbens could account for the functional supersensitivity of D 1 receptors observed in these neurons--which occurs in the absence of detectable changes in the receptors themselves--after chronic cocaine (or other stimulant) exposure (18 ). }}
  • *{{quote-journal, 1998, date=October 9, Zhen-Ming Pei et al., Role of Farnesyltransferase in ABA Regulation of Guard Cell Anion Channels and Plant Water Loss, Science citation
    • , passage=In the next generation seeds were screened for ABA supersensitivity (era1/era1 ). }}
  • *{{quote-journal, 1999, date=October 15, Mohammed Akaaboune et al., Rapid and Reversible Effects of Activity on Acetylcholine Receptor Density at the Neuromuscular Junction in Vivo, Science citation
    • , passage=The effects of inactivity on new receptor synthesis and denervation supersensitivity are mediated by Ca 2 influx (24 ). }}