Etymology
Origin of chemic
1570–80; < Greek chēm ( ía ) alchemy + -ic; replacing chimic < Medieval Latin ( al ) chimicus
Example Sentences
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Earth goes by chemic forces; Heaven’s a Mécanique Celeste!
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
The chemic and sour liquors are circulated also by means of pumps, so that without the slightest disturbance to the yarn it is quickly and economically bleached.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin
I'm tired with waiting for this chemic gold, Which fools us young, and beggars us when old.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Scott, Walter, Sir
For some of the chemic reactions, see the Journal.
From The Book of the Damned by Fort, Charles
No tint of words can spot thy snowy mantle, nor chemic power turn thy scepter into iron.
From America First Patriotic Readings by McBrien, Jasper Leonidas
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