CHEMICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chemically mean? 

• CHEMICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb CHEMICALLY has 2 senses:

1. with chemicals

2. with respect to chemistry

  Familiarity information: CHEMICALLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHEMICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With chemicals

Context example:

chemically fertilized

Pertainym:

chemical (of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

With respect to chemistry

Context example:

chemically related

Pertainym:

chemical (relating to or used in chemistry)

 Context examples 

For example, an antibody-drug conjugate is made up of a monoclonal antibody that is chemically linked to a drug.

(Conjugate, NCI Dictionary)

To be transported, the acetyl-CoA must be chemically converted to citric acid using a pathway called the tricarboxylate transport system.

(Acetyl Group Shuttle Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A topical retinoid-like compound, chemically similar to vitamin A. Although the exact mechanism of action is unknown, adapalene binds to specific retinoic acid receptors in the nucleus, leading to specific gene expression.

(Adapalene, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant therapeutic agent which is chemically identical to or similar to endogenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). tPA is a serine protease which converts plasminogen to plasmin, a fibrinolytic enzyme.

(Alteplase, NCI Thesaurus)

The study shows that sunlight doesn't just cause the plastics to physically break down; it also causes them to degrade chemically into dissolved organic carbon and trace amounts of carbon dioxide.

(Sunlight degrades polystyrene faster than expected, National Science Foundation)

This oxygen is an extremely valuable resource, but it is chemically bound in the material as oxides in the form of minerals or glass, and is therefore unavailable for immediate use.

(Scientists Find Way to Extract Oxygen from Moon Dirt, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Dietary emulsifiers, which are chemically similar to detergents, are added to many processed foods to improve texture and extend shelf life.

(Food additives promote inflammation, colon cancer in mice, National Institutes of Health)

Hybridoma cells are cloned to establish cell lines producing a specific antibody that is chemically and immunologically homogeneous.

(Monoclonal antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

In combination with chemically induced neural stimulation, axons grew further than in strategies tried previously.

(Visual activity regenerates neural connections between eye and brain, NIH)

A synthetic alkylating agent chemically related to the nitrogen mustards with antineoplastic and immunosuppressive activities.

(Cyclophosphamide, NCI Thesaurus)