NOUN
- (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
How To Use chemical compound In A Sentence
- Dioxins, and furans, are chemical compounds generated as by-products of most forms of combustion, particularly of plastics and rubber.
- The Jiading factory will be able to burn at 850 degrees centigrade, hot enough to destroy dioxin, a poisonous chemical compound found in some waste, said the engineer on that project.
- In this case, the heat has caused the carbon to unite with the element oxygen which exists in the air in the form of a gas, and a chemical compound is formed which we call carbon dioxid. The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life,
- Several cancer causing chemical compounds that are created in the presence of disinfectants are also stopped by the filter.
- The number of paint cans was unbelievable, and there were many different chemical compounds from oven cleaner to fertilizers, all free for the taking.
- Most pharmaceuticals are formed from a purified chemical compound. Times, Sunday Times
- Some common chemicals found in nail salons are toluene, formaldehyde and a group of chemical compounds called phthalates.
- In woody plants, carbon-based chemical compounds such as phenolics and terpenes comprise the main chemical defence.
- The new chemical compound was successful in tests on mice. The Sun
- None of them is a definite chemical compound as is benzene; when n = 5 only the product is pentane. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use
