keemiline

Keemiline is an Estonian adjective meaning chemical or relating to chemistry or chemicals. It is formed from the noun keemia (chemistry) with the adjectival suffix -iline, and it agrees with the noun it modifies in case and number.

The term is widely used across scientific and everyday language. Common expressions include keemiline aine (a chemical substance), keemiline reaktsioon (a chemical reaction), keemiline koostis (chemical composition), and keemiline analüüs (chemical analysis). The adverbial form is keemiliselt, as in a sentence describing how a process occurs chemically.

Etymology and cognates: keemiline is a loanword in Estonian, derived from keemia (chemistry). It has cognates in many European languages through shared etymological roots, such as German Chemie and English chemistry.

Related concepts: keemia (chemistry) serves as the broader field, from which keemiline terminology is derived. The term is used in education, industry, and research to describe substances, processes, properties, and analyses associated with chemistry.