Used in a Sentence

chem

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chem.

Editorial note

Its a precursor to formaldehyde (reference from uni and HS chem teachers) that turns to formaldehyde in your brain.

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

A recreational drug.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of chem gathered in one view.

noun

A recreational drug.

noun

A chemical weapon.

adjective

(informal) Clipping of chemical. [Of or relating to chemistry.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chem.

noun

A recreational drug.

noun

A chemical weapon.

adjective

(informal) Clipping of chemical. [Of or relating to chemistry.]

noun

(uncountable, university slang, often capitalized) Clipping of chemistry (“branch of natural science”), usually referring to the subject or the department. [(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.]

Example sentences

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Its a precursor to formaldehyde (reference from uni and HS chem teachers) that turns to formaldehyde in your brain.

2

Also, it's very very common for chem engs (hah, I guess you have figure it out, I'm a chem eng from waterloo) to graduate with significant debt.

3

The main opponents to 1080 are hunters, nimbies and people that believe in chem-trails and threaten to poison milk formula.

4

Why are certain types of bio/chem/nuclear weaponry considered to be generally banned internationally?

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I live near a town (Ashland OR) full of wingnuts who are worried about EMF, chem trails, and vaccinations.

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I dropped out of my PhD at MIT Chem Eng this year to run my startup full-time.

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It is from a blog article by a bio-chem due diligence company.

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Been a while since chem & physics class for me as well.

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I have met more (in number) intelligent talented female students taking chem and bio disciplines.

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It says 'Samsung SDI Co Ltd, LG Chem Ltd, Saft Groupe SA, and array of small companies' but it doesn't go into their actual offerings.

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My friend who is a chem E in the midwest is taking home about 70K and has already saved 6 figures over 4-5 years because his burn rate is so low ($400 per month rent etc).

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Again, I took chem long ago, but I think that's what's going on.

Quote examples

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About five years ago I imported a kilo of "Neotame" sweetener from a chem factory in Shanghai.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use chem in a sentence?

Its a precursor to formaldehyde (reference from uni and HS chem teachers) that turns to formaldehyde in your brain.

What does chem mean?

A recreational drug.

What part of speech is chem?

chem is commonly used as noun, adjective.