material vs chemical

chemical vs material

material and chemical both are nouns.

material and chemical both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
material	Yes	Yes	No	No
chemical	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, chemical is a hyponym of material; that is, chemical is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than material:

material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
chemical: material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

Other hyponyms of material include ballast, bedding, bedding material, litter, rind, recycling, precursor, atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck, ammunition, floc, floccule, HAZMAT, aggregate, raw material, staple, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, diamagnet, mineral, rock, stone, adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material, sealing material, animal material, fluff, bimetal, abradant, abrasive, abrasive material, chemical substance, composite material, conductor, dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, contaminant, contamination, particulate, particulate matter, dust, elastomer, earth, ground, discharge, emission, detritus, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product, fiber, fibre, fill, filling, foam, homogenate, humate, impregnation, paper, packing, packing material, wadding, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material, plant material, plant substance, radioactive material, thickener, thickening, toner, translucent substance, transparent substance, undercut, builder, detergent builder, vernix, vernix caseosa, wad, electroceramic material, pyroelectric material, piezoelectric material, ferromagnet, antiferromagnet.

material (noun)	chemical (noun)
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers	material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
things needed for doing or making something
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

material (adjective)	chemical (adjective)
derived from or composed of matter	relating to or used in chemistry
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case	of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
having material or physical form or substance
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

Difference between material and chemical

Words related to "material"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.