chemically

English

Etymology 1

chemical +‎ -ly

Adverb

chemically (comparative more chemically, superlative most chemically)

1. Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation.
2. According to the principles of chemistry.

Derived terms

• chemically imbalanced
• chemically impaired
• chemically inconvenienced
• chemically peculiar star

 

Translations

using a chemical reaction, process or operation

• Catalan: químicament (ca)
• Czech: chemicky
• Galician: quimicamente
• Italian: chimicamente (it)
• Portuguese: quimicamente (pt)
• Russian: хими́чески (ru) (ximíčeski)
• Sindhi: ڪيمياً
• Spanish: químicamente (es)
• Swedish: kemiskt (sv)

according to the principles of chemistry

Etymology 2

chemical +‎ -y

Adjective

chemically (comparative more chemically, superlative most chemically)

1. (colloquial) Reminiscent of chemicals.
   • 2013, E. E. "Doc" Murdock, My Vietnam War (page 250)

     It starts out as kind of a chemically taste, sharp and irritating, but then there's another taste underneath, like some kind of plant, maybe . . . flowers?