"chemically" meaning in English

See chemically in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɛm.ɪ.kli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chemically.wav Forms: more chemically [comparative], most chemically [superlative]
Etymology: From chemical + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chemical|y}} chemical + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} chemically (comparative more chemically, superlative most chemically)
  1. (colloquial) Reminiscent of chemicals. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-chemically-en-adj-F0nFViJ2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /ˈkɛm.ɪ.kli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chemically.wav Forms: more chemically [comparative], most chemically [superlative]
Etymology: From chemical + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chemical|ly}} chemical + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} chemically (comparative more chemically, superlative most chemically)
  1. Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation. Translations (using a chemical reaction, process or operation): químicament (Catalan), chemicky (Czech), quimicamente (Galician), chimicamente (Italian), quimicamente (Portuguese), хими́чески (ximíčeski) (Russian), ڪيمياً (Sindhi), químicamente (Spanish), kemiskt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-chemically-en-adv-yROuMIbX Disambiguation of 'using a chemical reaction, process or operation': 99 1
  2. According to the principles of chemistry.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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