Chemical classification

Lipid, any of a diverse group of organic compounds including fats, oils, hormones, and certain components of membranes that are grouped together because they do not interact appreciably with water. Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green plants, light energy is captured and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds. This is an interactive periodic table of the elements showing their atomic weights, atomic numbers, electron configurations, and state at room temperature. Chemistry - Analysis, Reactions, Compounds: Most of the materials that occur on Earth, such as wood, coal, minerals, or air, are mixtures of many different and distinct chemical substances. Each pure chemical substance (e.g., oxygen, iron, or water) has a characteristic set of properties that gives it its chemical identity. Iron, for example, is a common silver-white metal that melts at 1,535. chemical engineering, the development of processes and the design and operation of plants in which materials undergo changes in their physical or chemical state. Applied throughout the process industries, it is founded on the principles of chemistry, physics, and mathematics. The laws of physical chemistry and physics govern the practicability and efficiency of chemical engineering operations. plural chemicals Britannica Dictionary definition of CHEMICAL [count] : a substance (such as an element or compound) that is made by a chemical process Chemical bonding, any of the interactions that account for the association of atoms into molecules, ions, crystals, and other species. When atoms approach one another, their electrons interact and tend to distribute themselves in space so that the total energy is lower than it would be in any alternative arrangement. Chemical castration is the use of drugs to suppress the production of sex hormones. It differs from surgical castration in that it is reversible and its effects typically stop when the drugs are ceased. Chemical Banking Corporation, former American bank holding company that merged with The Chase Manhattan Corporation in 1996. The holding company’s principal subsidiary was Chemical Bank, which was chartered in 1824 in New York City as a division of the New York Chemical Manufacturing Company. Helium is a chemical element, an inert gas of Group 18 (noble gases) of the periodic table. The second lightest element, helium is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that becomes liquid at -268.9 degrees Celsius. The boiling and freezing points of helium are lower than those of any other known substance.