Relating to the science of matter (8)

I believe the answer is:

chemical

(Other definitions for chemical that I've seen before include "Substance derived from or used in molecular reaction" , "Artificial compound" , "Relating to compounds" , "substance produced in a lab" , "Like 4 or 24 dn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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