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1. chemical
adjective. ['ˈkɛmɪkəl'] relating to or used in chemistry.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -al (English)
- chemic (English)
- chemicus (Latin)
Rhymes with Chemical Action
- dissatisfaction
- satisfaction
- liquefaction
- transaction
- subtraction
- extraction
- distraction
- contraction
- abstraction
- retraction
- infraction
- diffraction
- classaction
- telaction
- interaction
- exaction
- attraction
- traction
- reaction
- inaction
- fraction
- faction
2. chemical
noun. ['ˈkɛmɪkəl'] material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules.
Synonyms
- stuff
- reactant
- soil conditioner
- daminozide
- material
- intermediate
- fraction
- product
- fumigant
- larvicide
- bacteriacide
- weed killer
- fertiliser
- chemical compound
- plant food
- flux
- herbicide
- pesticide
- fertilizer
- weedkiller
- chemical substance
- Alar
- explosive
- stabilizer
- carbon tetrahalide
- compound
- carrier
- congener
- bactericide
- phytochemical
- restrainer
Antonyms
Etymology
- -al (English)
- chemic (English)
- chemicus (Latin)
3. action
noun. ['ˈækʃən'] something done (usually as opposed to something said).
Synonyms
- choice
- civility
- taking
- prohibition
- reference
- vampirism
- selection
- achievement
- transgression
- pickings
- thing
- carrying into action
- accenting
- application
- bruxism
- human action
- stupefaction
- accomplishment
- alienation
- engagement
- act
- destabilisation
- saving
- destabilization
- execution
- change
- course
- fetch
- consultation
- swordplay
- aggression
- option
- arrival
- play
- pick
- reverence
- jump-start
- hostility
- course of action
- economy
- transfusion
- forbiddance
- interaction
- benignity
- playing
- politeness
- inhibition
- human activity
- resistance
- opposition
- accentuation
- kindness
- jumpstart
- deed
- performance
- carrying out
- res gestae
- employment
- beatification
Antonyms
Etymology
- accion (Middle English (1100-1500))
- action (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. action
noun. ['ˈækʃən'] a military engagement.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- accion (Middle English (1100-1500))
- action (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. action
noun. ['ˈækʃən'] the state of being active.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- accion (Middle English (1100-1500))
- action (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. action
noun. ['ˈækʃən'] a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
Synonyms
- materialization
- sorption
- rigidifying
- pair creation
- natural action
- selection
- oxygenation
- extinction
- curing
- opacification
- dielectrolysis
- release
- softening
- magnetisation
- chemical change
- process
- pair production
- fossilization
- coagulation
- desorption
- distillation
- filtration
- materialisation
- magnetic induction
- natural selection
- stiffening
- chemical process
- stimulation
- antiredeposition
- concretion
- physical process
- diffusion
- set
- rigidification
- acidification
- geologic process
- inactivation
- chromatography
- drift
- demagnetization
- geological process
- curdling
- ion exchange
- synergy
- phase change
- leach
- phase transition
- natural process
- ecesis
- precession of the equinoxes
- decay
- centrifugation
- succession
- ionisation
- leaching
- transpiration
- state change
- survival of the fittest
- vitrification
- oscillation
- solidification
- soak
- soaking
- ionophoresis
- aeration
- effervescence
- condensation
- sericulture
- electrophoresis
- disintegration
- cataphoresis
- physical change
- scattering
- synergism
- nuclear reaction
- survival
- absorption
- soakage
- ecological succession
- fossilisation
- clotting
- source
- activity
- distillment
- magnetization
- hardening
- flocculation
- radiation
- formation
- chemical action
- temperature change
- establishment
- sink
- solidifying
- ionization
- transduction
- demagnetisation
- pair formation
- dissolution
- capture
- saltation
- flow
- feedback
- adiabatic process
- extraction
Antonyms
Etymology
- accion (Middle English (1100-1500))
- action (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. action
noun. ['ˈækʃən'] the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism.
Synonyms
Etymology
- accion (Middle English (1100-1500))
- action (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. action
noun. ['ˈækʃən'] a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong.
Synonyms
Etymology
- accion (Middle English (1100-1500))
- action (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. action
noun. ['ˈækʃən'] the trait of being active and energetic and forceful.
Antonyms
Etymology
- accion (Middle English (1100-1500))
- action (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. action
noun. ['ˈækʃən'] the series of events that form a plot.
Antonyms
Etymology
- accion (Middle English (1100-1500))
- action (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Sentences with chemical-action
1. Noun Phrase
It may irritate the skin, as lime's corrosive chemical action can do the same thing to the proteins of your skin as it does to the proteins of your hair shaft.
2. Noun Phrase
The impurities in tap water interfere with the normal chemical action in the battery so that it does not operate as efficiently.
