chemical engineering

noun

The branch of engineering that deals with the design, construction and operation of industrial process plants, and the physical, chemical and biological processes to create substances or energy in a useful and economic form.

Meanings

nounchemical engineering (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe branch of engineering that deals with the design, construction and operation of industrial process plants, and the physical, chemical and biological processes to create substances or energy in a useful and economic form.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 化學工程 /化学工程
  • 化學工程 /化学工程 (huàxué gōngchéng)branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Czech chemické inženýrství
  • chemické inženýrstvíbranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Finnish kemiantekniikka
  • kemiantekniikkabranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
French génie chimique, génie des procédés
  • génie chimiquebranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • génie des procédésbranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
German Chemieingenieurwesen
  • Chemieingenieurwesenbranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Hungarian vegyészmérnöki tudomány, vegyipari mérnöki technológia
  • vegyészmérnöki tudománybranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • vegyipari mérnöki technológiabranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • vegyészeti technológiabranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • vegyipari gépészetbranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Icelandic efnaverkfræði
  • efnaverkfræðibranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Indonesian teknik kimia
  • teknik kimiabranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Irish innealtóireacht cheimiceach
  • innealtóireacht cheimiceachbranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Italian ingegneria chimica
  • ingegneria chimicabranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Japanese 化学工学
  • 化学工学 (kagaku kōgaku)branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Korean 화학공학
  • 화학공학 (hwahakgonghak)branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Malay kejuruteraan kimia
  • kejuruteraan kimiabranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Persian مهندسی شیمی
  • مهندسی شیمی (mohandesi-ye šimi)branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Portuguese engenharia química
  • engenharia químicabranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Romanian inginerie chimică
  • inginerie chimicăbranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Russian химическая технология
  • химическая технология (ximičeskaja texnologija)branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Swedish kemiteknik
  • kemiteknikbranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Tagalog kapnaying agsikapan
  • kapnaying agsikapanbranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Tamil இரசாயனப் பொறியியல்
  • இரசாயனப் பொறியியல் (iracāyaṉap poṟiyiyal)branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Turkish kimya mühendisliği
  • kimya mühendisliğibranch of engineering that deals with the process plants
Cite this entry
APA

chemical engineering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20engineering

MLA

“chemical engineering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20engineering. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemical engineering,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20engineering.

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