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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.
chemical engineering
n
(Engineering / 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
chemical engineering
The branch of engineering that deals with the manufacture of products through chemical processes. These products include, among others, pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, petrochemicals, microelectronic devices, polymers, and products used in food processing and in biotechnology.
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Noun1.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
Translations
chemical engineering n → ingegneria chimica
chemical engineering n → ingegneria chimica


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