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title: chemically — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chemically» in the school dictionary: In a way that involves chemistry or chemicals: chemically treated wood. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chemically

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**Who acts:** way, water, Iron, Diamond, salt, Burning · **What happens:** involve, treat, make, be, change, rust · **To what, where:** chemistry, wood, something, H2O, carbon, sodium chloride

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«chemically» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [chemically in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chemically.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a way that involves chemistry or chemicals: chemically treated wood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chemically:m1:1
# text = In a way that involves chemistry or chemicals: chemically treated wood.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	involves	involve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	chemistry	chemistry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
10	chemically	chemically	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
12	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **involve** | present | a way | chemistry or chemicals |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chemistry=Theme |
| 2 | **treat** | participle | a way *not said here* | wood |  |  |  | chemically *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent wood=Recipient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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In terms of what something is made of at the level of atoms and molecules.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chemically:m2:1
# text = In terms of what something is made of at the level of atoms and molecules.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	atoms	atom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	molecules	molecule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | something |  |  |  | of the level of atoms and molecules | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Chemically, water is H2O."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chemically:m2e:1
# text = "Chemically, water is H2O."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Chemically	chemically	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	H2O	H2O	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | water | H2O |  |  |  | chemically *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Iron changes chemically when it rusts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chemically:x1:1
# text = Iron changes chemically when it rusts.
1	Iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	chemically	chemically	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rusts	rust	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | Iron |  |  |  |  | chemically *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **rust** | present | Iron |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diamond and coal are chemically very similar — both are carbon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chemically:x2:1
# text = Diamond and coal are chemically very similar — both are carbon.
1	Diamond	diamond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	chemically	chemically	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Diamond and coal |  |  |  |  | chemically, similar *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | both carbon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The wood has been chemically treated to stop it rotting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chemically:x3:1
# text = The wood has been chemically treated to stop it rotting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	chemically	chemically	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	rotting	rot	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | present · perfect · passive |  | the wood |  |  |  | chemically *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  | wood |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **rot** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chemically, salt is sodium chloride.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chemically:x4:1
# text = Chemically, salt is sodium chloride.
1	Chemically	chemically	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	sodium	sodium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	chloride	chloride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | salt | sodium chloride |  |  |  | chemically *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Burning paper changes it chemically into ash and smoke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chemically:x5:1
# text = Burning paper changes it chemically into ash and smoke.
1	Burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	chemically	chemically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ash	ash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | gerund |  | paper |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent paper=Theme |
| 2 | **change** | present | Burning | paper |  |  |  | into ash and smoke *result*; chemically *property* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent it=Patient into ash=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Melting ice is not changed chemically; it is still water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chemically:x6:1
# text = Melting ice is not changed chemically; it is still water.
1	Melting	melt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	chemically	chemically	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	still	still	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **change** | present · passive |  | Melting ice |  |  |  | chemically *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | ice | water |  |  | still |  | tree rules |

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