Literary notes about chemical (AI summary)
In literature, the term “chemical” is deployed in a variety of ways that traverse the bounds of strict science to include metaphorical and symbolic dimensions. On one hand, authors use “chemical” in its technical sense to denote measurable compositions or specific processes, as seen in discussions of seed composition ([1], [2]), laboratory experiments ([3], [4]), and even discussions of chemical reactions in the human body ([5], [6]). On the other hand, the word assumes a figurative role to evoke ideas of attraction, transformation, and even disintegration—suggesting complex interplays of elements within nature and human relationships ([7], [8], [9]). This dual usage, evident in the varied contexts ranging from historical treatises ([10], [11]) to modern narratives and scientific reports ([12], [13]), highlights the term’s flexibility as both a literal descriptor of natural phenomena and a metaphor for human experience.
- Before proceeding further, let us give the chemical composition of the seeds in order that their uses may be the better understood.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - The seeds are identical in chemical composition and therapeutic indication.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - It appeared to have been fitted up as a chemical laboratory.
— from The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle - Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
— from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - The human body is, in fact, an immensely complicated machine, whose operations involve an enormous number of chemical
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - Its power is shown by the fact that it actually changes the chemical composition of the secretions of the body.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - Nothing can be more striking than this example of chemical attraction.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Was there some subtle affinity between the chemical atoms, that shaped themselves into form and color on the canvas, and the soul that was within him?
— from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - In consequence again of those accursed laws of consciousness, anger in me is subject to chemical disintegration.
— from White Nights and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Sixth.—Chemical Manipulations.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - In chemical inquiries, especially, nothing must be taken for granted, that has not been proved by direct experiment.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - The solid-fuel engine was designed and manufactured by Thiokol Chemical Company.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution - Farside’s first stage consisted of four solid-fuel Recruit rockets, manufactured by Thiokol Chemical Company.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
