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Treated chemically
Answer for the clue "Treated chemically ", 8 letters:
nitrated
Word definitions for nitrated in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Reacted, or treated with nitric acid or a nitrate. 2 (context of photographic material English) Treated with silver nitrate.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nitrated \Ni"tra*ted\, a. (Chem.) Combined, or impregnated, with nitric acid, or some of its compounds. (Photog.) Prepared with silver nitrate.
Usage examples of nitrated.
For example: when sawdust is nitrated, it becomes nitrocellulose, and is used in smokeless powder.