Definitions
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- adjective Having an unreasonable
fear ofchemicals in one's environment - noun A person having such a fear
Etymologies
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Examples
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This distressingly familiar chemophobic narrative derives from the precautionary principle --the notion, popular in Europe, that a substance can be banned even absent hard data and a cause-effect relationship if it is perceived as potentially harmful.
Jon Entine: Scared To Death: Toxic Debate Over Chemicals Threatens Risk-Based Regulations Jon Entine 2011
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This distressingly familiar chemophobic narrative derives from the precautionary principle --the notion, popular in Europe, that a substance can be banned even absent hard data and a cause-effect relationship if it is perceived as potentially harmful.
Jon Entine: Scared To Death: Toxic Debate Over Chemicals Threatens Risk-Based Regulations Jon Entine 2011
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Indeed, she ends her essay by advising readers not to ignore all chemophobic warnings-such as the ones recently targeting phthalates!
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