nonchemical

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adjective

Not chemical.

OriginEnglish chemical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin chēmicus →
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Meanings

adjectivenonchemical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot chemical.
nounnonchemical (plural nonchemicals)

plural nonchemicals

  1. A substance that is not a chemical.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  15. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  16. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  17. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  18. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  19. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  20. New Latinchēmia
  21. New Latinchēmicus
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  24. Englishchemical
  25. Englishnonchemical

From non- + chemical.

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APA

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

MLA

“nonchemical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonchemical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonchemical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonchemical.

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