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chemical engineering

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The branch of engineering that deals with the design, construction and operation of industrial process plants, and the physical, chemical and biological processes to create substances or energy in a useful and economic form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: technology, engineering

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noun

Meaning 3

the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes

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Broader terms: engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 化學工程 /化学工程 (huàxué gōngchéng) — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Czech: chemické inženýrství — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Finnish: kemiantekniikka — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • French: génie chimique — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • French: génie des procédés — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • German: Chemieingenieurwesen — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Hungarian: vegyészmérnöki tudomány — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Hungarian: vegyipari mérnöki technológia — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Hungarian: vegyészeti technológia — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Hungarian: vegyipari gépészet — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Icelandic: efnaverkfræði — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Indonesian: teknik kimia — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Irish: innealtóireacht cheimiceach — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Italian: ingegneria chimica — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Japanese: 化学工学 (kagaku kōgaku) — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Korean: 화학공학 (hwahakgonghak) — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Malay: kejuruteraan kimia — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Persian: مهندسی شیمی (mohandesi-ye šimi) — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Portuguese: engenharia química — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Romanian: inginerie chimică — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Russian: химическая технология (ximičeskaja texnologija) — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Swedish: kemiteknik — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Tagalog: kapnaying agsikapan — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Tamil: இரசாயனப் பொறியியல் (iracāyaṉap poṟiyiyal) — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants
  • Turkish: kimya mühendisliği — branch of engineering that deals with the process plants