Meanings
nounchemical substance (plural chemical substances)
plural chemical substances
- chemistryA material with a specific chemical composition.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmaterial produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 化學物質 /化学物质
- 化學物質 /化学物质 (huàxué wùzhì)material with a specific chemical composition
Esperanto kemiaĵo
- kemiaĵomaterial with a specific chemical composition
Finnish kemiallinen aine
- kemiallinen ainematerial with a specific chemical composition
Italian sostanza chimica, sostanza pura
- sostanza chimicamaterial with a specific chemical composition
- sostanza puramaterial with a specific chemical composition
Japanese 化学物質
- 化学物質 (kagaku busshitsu)material with a specific chemical composition
Korean 화학물질
- 화학물질 (hwahangmuljil)material with a specific chemical composition
Russian хими́ческое вещество́
- хими́ческое вещество́ (ximíčeskoje veščestvó)material with a specific chemical composition
Vietnamese hoá chất, chất hoá học
- hoá chấtmaterial with a specific chemical composition
- chất hoá họcmaterial with a specific chemical composition
Cite this entry
APA
chemical substance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20substance
MLA
“chemical substance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20substance. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemical substance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20substance.
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