Use in marketing is not a good way of seeing what a term means. The current definition is precisely the definition for "chemical substance". This page is here only so that someone looking for "chemical" or "chemical substance" will find what they are looking for by following the links to which the page presently points. Would someone care to write some definitions?įirst, this is only a disambiguation page and there ought not be articles on "chemical" or "chemical substance", for they could only be dictionary entries, which is not what Wikipedia is about. These same definitions might also be added to Category:Chemical_substances. We can either give a common definition for both terms, followed by clarification of the vernacular usage of the term "chemical", or else we need two separate definitions. The term chemical substance isn't in fact used in titles, though other terms such as chemical compound are used.
In my copy of Encyclopædia Britannica (admittedly abridged to only 2CDs), the term "chemical" only ever seems to be applied to products of the chemical industry. While some of us may chuckle at some of the claims made about such products, the fact remains that the word "chemical" is tainted by this. Examples include baby products, organic food and aromatherapy oils. A Google search for "free from chemicals" gave 4750 hits, as opposed to only 45 hits for "free from chemical substances". Under this definition, chlorine is a chemical but chlorophyll is not. In popular usage, the word "chemical" has a connotation of being artificial. The ambiguity of meaning for the word "chemical" led this page to (thankfully!) be renamed as "chemical substance". Regarding #2, I think we need to face up to the fact that "chemical" and "chemical substance" are NOT interchangeable terms. The current definition (with its emphasis on process), with modification, might be an appropriate definition for the word "chemical", which in fact is what it was written for. Regarding #1, I actually thought that an earlier definition of "chemical" (25 June 2004, see history) was a lot closer to the correct meaning of "chemical substance", but maybe others can supply an even better definition. The page for "chemical" (quite appropriately) gives a redirect to THIS page. We need definitions for BOTH the term chemical substance and the term chemical. We need to revise the current definition for chemical substance.Ģ. The current definition of chemical substance is inadequate- it was originally written as a definition of the word "chemical" and is more appropriate for that.ġ. Substances consist of massive particles (atoms), while compounds must consist of molecules of different massive particles (atoms). 84.229.175.145 ( talk) 21:42, 16 July 2011 (UTC)Elad Not all substances are compounds, but all compounds are substances. Now I just started learning Chemistry and I find this strange and inconsistent. Page it's says that "water" are a Compound.Īnd on this page it is stated that "water" are a substance. There should be an article named chemical substance or substance (chemistry) for the meaning 1. "Chemical industry" sounds more English to me, FWIW. Should def 2 be moved to "chemical industry" or something like that? The idea with having this sort of an entry is to have a target to link to from descriptions of a nation's economy, such as Gabon/Economy. 23 Differentiation of substance and body. 22 I think the last sentence in the first paragraph should include molecules. 17 Citations in main body of text sufficient. 15 In chemistry, a chemical substance is a form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties? Not always. 14 A chemical substance is a material with a specific chemical composition?. 12 "Reagent Bottle" Entry Created - Please Add!.
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