chemical engineering
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chemical engineering
n.
The branch of engineering that deals with the technology of large-scale chemical production and the manufacture of products through chemical processes.
chemical engineer n.
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chemical engineering
n
(Chemical Engineering) the branch of engineering concerned with the design, operation, maintenance, and manufacture of the plant and machinery used in industrial chemical processes
chemical engineer n
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chem′ical engineer′ing
n.
the science of applying chemistry to industrial processes.
[1900–05]
chem′ical engineer′, n.
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chemical engineering
The branch of engineering that specializes in the development and manufacture of products involving chemicals.
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| Noun | 1. | chemical engineering - the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes applied science, engineering science, technology, engineering - the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" |
| 2. | chemical engineering - the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
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Translations
chemické inženýrství
Chemieingenieurwesen
kemiantekniikka
génie chimiquegénie des procédés
chemical engineering
n → ingegneria chimicaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995