chemical property
Americannoun
Usage
What is a chemical property? A chemical property is a characteristic of a particular substance that can be observed in a chemical reaction. Some major chemical properties include flammability, toxicity, heat of combustion, pH value, rate of radioactive decay, and chemical stability. A chemical change or reaction is a process in which one substance changes to another substance. In this process, the characteristics of the substances change, and this is when chemical properties are observed. A chemical property is not to be confused with a physical property, which includes such characteristics as shape (volume and size), color, texture, flexibility, density, and mass.
Etymology
Origin of chemical property
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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This approach would both reduce greenhouse gas levels and create a useful chemical product.
From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026
"Proof has been found that this chemical product was used by the hotel," the report added, indicating that there was "solid proof" that the family "died as a result of phosphine gas".
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
The WHO says several manufacturing plants in Ukraine are also facing shortages of zeolite - a crucial, mainly imported chemical product needed to make safe medical oxygen.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2022
“What we have been able to do is to get a good, close enough, chemical product which, if mixed with the natural product, gives a good compound and good perfume,” he said.
From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2011
In the 1960s, George E. Johnson marketed the “relaxer,” a chemical product used to straighten otherwise curly African American hair.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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