Chem
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɛm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chem is a noun meaning (countable, informal, often in the plural) Clipping of chemical.
Meaning
(countable, informal, often in the plural) Clipping of chemical.
More Meanings
- (informal) Clipping of chemical.
- (uncountable, university slang, often capitalized) Clipping of chemistry (“branch of natural science”), usually referring to the subject or the department.
Example Sentences
chem plant; chem weapons
It boils down to science. Biology, chemistry and physics. I used to hate bio and chem. Now they fascinate me because I’ve realised they make up the world around us as well as us.
[“]Use of chem weapons is horrific,” tweeted ACLU national security lawyer Hina Shamsi, “but Trump’s military action violates Constitution & U.N. charter. No legit domestic or international law basis.”
The baby's parents tell of how they wash him with "fresh fluoride chlorine chemical-free water from the sky" and how those with him now are most likely "using artificial perfume and bathing him in chems".
Word Forms
- chems
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chemistry, chemical, chemicals, biol, nuclear, dyne.
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