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chemical

/ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/ noun B1
  1. Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy. · Hydrogen and sulphur are both chemicals.
  2. An artificial chemical compound. (colloquial) · I color my hair with henna, not chemicals.
  3. An addictive drug. (slang)

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Directly afterwards the distant sound of a heavy weight falling on the ground was heard, but no one paid any attention to it; the nurse was engaged in watching the chemical analysis, and Villefort was still absorbed in grief.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1009 · C1
Our chambers were always full of chemicals and of criminal relics which had a way of wandering into unlikely positions, and of turning up in the butter-dish or in even less desirable places.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 2 · B2
Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 58 · B2
Between ourselves, the recent cases in which I have been of assistance to the royal family of Scandinavia, and to the French republic, have left me in such a position that I could continue to live in the quiet fashion which is most congenial to me, and to concentrate my attention upon my chemical researches.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 104 · B2

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