Composition of a substance such as ethanol (8)

I believe the answer is:

chemical

(Other definitions for chemical that I've seen before include "Like 4 or 24 dn" , "Relating to compounds" , "Laboratory-made substance; drug (slang)" , "Laboratory substance" , "One may react" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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