Chemicals

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.

AMERICAN CYANAMID

ATOCHEM S.A.

BASF A.G.

BAYER A.G.

BETZ LABORATORIES, INC.

BOC GROUP PLC

CELANESE CORPORATION

DEXTER CORPORATION

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY

DSM, N.V

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY

ECOLAB, INC.

ETHYL CORPORATION

G.A.F.

GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION

HERCULES INC.

HOECHST A.G.

HÜLS A.G.

IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC

KOPPERS INC.

L’AIR LIQUIDE

LUBRIZOL CORPORATION

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.

MONSANTO COMPANY

MONTEDISON SpA

MORTON THIOKOL, INC.

NALCO CHEMICAL CORPORATION

NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION

OLIN CORPORATION

PENNWALT CORPORATION

PERSTORP A.B.

RHÔNE-POULENC S.A.

RÖHM AND HAAS

SOLVAY & CIE S.A.

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION

VISTA CHEMICAL COMPANY

WITCO CORPORATION

chem·i·cal / ˈkemikəl/ (abbr.: chem.) • adj. of or relating to chemistry or the interactions of substances as studied in chemistry. ∎  of or relating to chemicals: chemical treatments for killing fungi. ∎  relating to, involving, or denoting the use of poison gas or other chemicals as weapons of war: the manufacture of chemical weapons. • n. a compound or substance that has been purified or prepared, esp. artificially: never mix disinfectant with other chemicals controversy arose over treatment of apples with this chemical. DERIVATIVES: chem·i·cal·ly / -ik(ə)lē/ adv.

chemical adj. relating to, involving, or denoting the use of poison gas or other chemicals as weapons of war: the manufacture of chemical weapons.
chemically adv.

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