protective clothing? Chemical-resistant materials prevent the measurable movement of certain chemicals through the material to your protected skin for a limited period of use or time.
Definition of conscious. 1  1 : perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation conscious of having succeeded was conscious that someone was watching. 2  2 archaic : sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact. 3  3 : personally felt conscious guilt.
To be conscious in this sense suggests an awareness of one's own unconsciousness and the desire to become more aware. The sense of 'consciousness raising' shows that this desire for self development extends to society, and another word that is closely related to 'conscious' comes into play: conscience. The 'higher' the state of consciousness, the more it is associated with reports of connectedness with all things, and with the universal struggle for freedom, love, concern for the environment, etc.