noun
1. the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes
• Hypernyms: ↑engineering, ↑engineering science, ↑applied science, ↑technology
2. the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems
• Hypernyms: ↑technology, ↑engineering
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noun [noncount]
: a type of engineering that deals with the use of chemistry in industry
chemical engineer noun, pl ⋯ -neers [count]
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the study of the design and use of machines in industrial chemical processes
Derived Word: ↑chemical engineer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.