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noun ADJ. pure | organic | inorganic, synthetic | dangerous, harmful, hazardous, poisonous, toxic | agricultural, household, industrial VERB + CHEMICAL manufacture, produce | discharge, dump chemicals discharged by industry into our lakes and rivers | be exposed to Many workers are regularly exposed to dangerous chemicals. CHEMICAL + NOUN factory, plant, works pollution from a big chemicals plant | business, company | industry, manufacturing
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chemical
adjectives
dangerous/harmful
• Many cleaning products contain chemicals that can be harmful.
hazardous
(= very dangerous )
• There are major problems over the disposal of hazardous chemicals.
toxic/poisonous
(= containing poison )
• The chemicals that were released were highly toxic.
synthetic chemicals
(= made by mixing artificial substances )
• A synthetic chemical is, in theory, identical to that found in nature.
organic chemicals
(= containing natural substances including carbon )
• Oil and coal are known as organic chemicals.
industrial/agricultural chemicals
(= used in industry/in farming )
• Some deaths from cancer are related to industrial chemicals.
verbs
use chemicals
• Farmers use chemicals to kill insects that would destroy their crops.
produce chemicals
• the dangerous chemicals produced by burning oil
be exposed to chemicals
• Some of the troops were exposed to chemicals.
chemical + NOUN
the chemical industry
• The chemical industry is one of the most important industrial sectors.
a chemical plant
(= factory producing chemicals )
• There has been an explosion at a chemical plant in Germany.
a chemical fertilizer
(= chemicals to help plants grow )
• Many crops are grown with chemical fertilizers.
chemical waste
• the risks from pollution and chemical waste
chemical weapons
(= poisonous chemicals used as weapons )
• a global treaty banning chemical weapons
chemical warfare
(= the use of chemical weapons in wars )
• There is now also the threat of chemical warfare.
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