— chemically , adv.
/kem"i keuhl/ , n.
1. a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
2. chemicals , Slang. narcotic or mind-altering drugs or substances.
adj.
3. of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
4. used in chemical warfare: chemical weapons.
[ 1570-80; CHEMIC + -AL 1 ; r. chimical chemic ]