Synonyms and antonyms of Describing chemicals and chemical processes in British Thesaurus

active (adjective)

chemistry producing a chemical or biological reaction

aerobic (adjective)

biology using oxygen

alkaline (adjective)

containing an alkali or consisting of an alkali

anaerobic (adjective)

living or happening without oxygen from the air

catalytic (adjective)

chemistry causing a chemical reaction to happen more quickly

chemical (adjective)

involving chemistry or produced by a method used in chemistry

chemical equation (noun)

a method of describing the process involved in a chemical reaction, using chemical symbols to show the reactants and products

concentrated (adjective)

concentrated liquids or substances have been made stronger by having water removed

corrosive (adjective)

chemistry a corrosive substance contains chemicals that can cause damage

crude (adjective)

a crude substance is still in its natural state and has not yet been refined for use by chemical processes

dehydrated (adjective)

chemistry a dehydrated chemical compound has lost hydrogen or oxygen atoms in the ratio 2:1

elemental (adjective)

chemistry consisting of a simple chemical element

endothermic (adjective)

an endothermic reaction is a chemical reaction in which heat is absorbed, not produced

exothermic (adjective)

an exothermic reaction is a chemical reaction in which heat is produced, not absorbed

free (adjective)

science not combined with another substance, or not attached to anything else

galvanic (adjective)

producing electricity, especially by chemical action

inactive (adjective)

science an inactive chemical substance does not react strongly with other substances

industrial-strength (adjective)

industrial-strength substances or chemicals are strong enough to use in industry

inert (adjective)

chemistry an inert substance does not produce a chemical reaction when it is mixed with other substances

inorganic (adjective)

not consisting of or produced from any living thing

insoluble (adjective)

chemistry an insoluble substance does not dissolve and disappear when you put it into liquid

molecular weight (noun)

the total of the atomic weights of all the elements in a compound

neutral (adjective)

chemistry a neutral chemical is neither an acid nor a base

organic (adjective)

chemistry organic compounds contain carbon and can produce energy

reactive (adjective)

chemistry a reactive substance experiences a chemical reaction when it is mixed with another substance

saturated (adjective)

science a chemical solution that is saturated has as much of a solid substance as possible mixed in it as part of the liquid

spontaneous (adjective)

science used about chemical or biological changes or processes that happen suddenly in a natural way

sulphurous (adjective)

relating to or containing sulphur

unstable (adjective)

chemistry an unstable substance reacts very easily with other chemical substances and can be dangerous