chemically

English

Etymology 1

chemical +‎ -ly

Adverb

chemically (comparative more chemically, superlative most chemically)

Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation.
According to the principles of chemistry.

Derived terms

Translations

using a chemical reaction, process or operation

Catalan: químicament (ca)
Czech: chemicky
Galician: quimicamente
Italian: chimicamente (it)
Portuguese: quimicamente (pt)
Russian: хими́чески (ru) (ximíčeski)
Sindhi: ڪيمياً
Spanish: químicamente (es)
Swedish: kemiskt (sv)

according to the principles of chemistry

Etymology 2

chemical +‎ -y

Adjective

chemically (comparative more chemically, superlative most chemically)

(colloquial) Reminiscent of chemicals.
- 2013, E. E. "Doc" Murdock, My Vietnam War (page 250)
  It starts out as kind of a chemically taste, sharp and irritating, but then there's another taste underneath, like some kind of plant, maybe . . . flowers?

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