Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements in a fixed ratio, the union being a chemical bond.

    chemische Verbindung

    хими́ческое соедине́ниеximíčeskoje sojedinénije, сло́жное вещество́slóžnoje veščestvó

    (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

  2. (informal, proscribed)Any single substance, either compound or element.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The plants manufacture complex chemical compounds.

    deDie Pflanzen stellen komplizierte chemische Verbindungen her. — Hans_Adler

  2. Does the chemical compound phosgene contain phosphorus atoms?

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  3. All life is based on chemistry and all living things are composed of chemical compounds.

    ruВсякая жизнь основана на химии, и всё живое состоит из химических соединений. — Wezel

    deAlles Leben gründet auf Chemie, und alle Lebewesen sind aus chemischen Verbindungen aufgebaut. — Vee

  4. A dichalcogenide is a chemical compound containing two chalcogen anions and at least one more electropositive element.

  5. He led the team of researchers that identified nine chemical compounds that reprogrammed skin cells into heart cells.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
in chemistry: substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in chemistry: substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements:

Forms

plural: chemical compounds

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight:compound

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
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See also

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