chemical sensitivity

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noun

an allergic sensitivity to particular chemicals in air, food, clothing, water, etc.

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Also called multiple chemical sensitivity .

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A non-toxic chemical-free option, this is a good choice for people with chemical sensitivity or who just wish to reduce the number of chemicals in their homes.
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Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.
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There was Carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.
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Neither individual would go on the record due to the sensitivity of discussing personnel matters.
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Of course there was no official way to have these interviews given the sensitivity of the topic.
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She said the defining characteristic of her husband was his sensitivity.
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Its chemical composition is unknown, but it is nitrogenous, and is believed to be produced by the decomposition of gluten.
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It has been obtained for chemical examination, principally from peas and beans, and from the almond and oats.
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Of its more strictly chemical effects, the most important is probably that which it produces on the temperature of the soil.
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No sooner was the spectroscope invented than astronomers hastened by its aid to explore the chemical constitution of the sun.
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It is likely that in the classic days of Greece men began to make simple experiments of a chemical nature.
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