chemicalizev.
/ˈkɛmᵻkəlʌɪz/, /ˈkɛmᵻkl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈkɛməkəˌlaɪz/ transitive. To treat with a chemical or chemicals; to change by the action of chemicals; to use chemicals in (an activity) or in the production of (food, crops, etc.).
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chemicalize1852
1852 U.S. Patent 9,511 28 Dec. 2/1 Any accelerating agent used in the ordinary manner of chemicalizing daguerreotypes.
1875 N. B. Wolfe Startling Facts Mod. Spiritualism (ed. 2) 501 Jim Nolan chemicalized the water, and made a wine of it.
1902 Clarion 17 Oct. 1 If this change is produced in milk by chemicalising it, in the case of chemicalised meats, also, a similar result must follow.
1999 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 19 May f1 What she likes about her weekly bag is that it's been produced organically. ‘I don't like to expose my family to food that has been chemicalized.’
2005 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 21 Oct. 3 f The trend in farming says to the small farmers..‘You've got to “chemicalize” your operation in order to keep your head above water.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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