chemical engineering

noun

: engineering dealing with the industrial application of chemistry
chemical engineer noun

Examples of chemical engineering in a Sentence

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At an early age, Melvin was learning about mechanical and chemical engineering through family activities with his parents who were school teachers. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 4 Feb. 2025 Zoom in: Dooley created the process with James Dorman, a U.S. Department of Energy program manager and former LSU chemical engineering professor. Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025 Holmes had a board full of businessmen and dropped out of Stanford University before obtaining her chemical engineering degree. John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 What do acting, chemical engineering and potatoes have in common? Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chemical engineering

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First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chemical engineering was in 1869

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“Chemical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemical%20engineering. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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chemical engineering

noun
: engineering dealing with the use of chemistry in industry
chemical engineer noun

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