HyperDic: decomposition_reaction

English > 1 sense of the expression decomposition reaction:
NOUNprocessdecomposition reaction, decomposition, chemical decomposition reaction(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
English > decomposition reaction: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance.
Synonymsdecomposition, chemical decomposition reaction
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Narrowerelectrolysis(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions
Broaderchemical reaction, reaction(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

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