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How to Say "chemicals" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “chemicals” is “químicos” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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A collection of brightly colored liquids in simple glass beakers and test tubes, representing various chemicals.

Examples

Muchos productos de limpieza contienen químicos fuertes.

Many cleaning products contain strong chemicals.

Debemos guardar los químicos bajo llave, lejos de los niños.

We must store the chemicals locked up, away from children.

Gender and Plural

Since 'químicos' ends in -os, we know it is a masculine noun and is plural. This means it describes multiple masculine things or a mix of masculine and feminine things.

Using the wrong gender

Mistake: “La químicos son peligrosos.”

Correction: Los químicos son peligrosos. (The article 'los' must match the masculine noun 'químicos'.)

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