bucket chemistry
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any chemical process or technique that is relatively low-tech, and does not require specialist equipment or skills, or precise measurement or control.
Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Analytical procedures for pesticides were largely still in the "bucket chemistry" era and the methods were provided by either the chemical company or the "Official Methods" of the Association of Agricultural Chemists."
- "One can prepare the organo-rare earth complexes by rather easy bucket chemistry."
- "There are certain manufacturing methods that do not require traditional chemical apparatuses. "Bucket" chemistry is an appropriate term, because these reactions can literally take place in a plastic bucket."