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Where does “nonchemical” come from?

nonchemical (English) comes from English chemical, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

nonchemical (English): Not chemical; A substance that is not a chemical

Definitions

  1. Not chemical; A substance that is not a chemical

Ancestry of “nonchemical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchemicalOf or relating to chemistry; Of or relating to a...
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “nonchemical”

  • nonchemically
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