English > chemical reaction: 1 sense > noun 1, process| Meaning | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others. |
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| Example | "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" |
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| Synonym | reaction |
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| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
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| Narrower | addition reaction | A chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another |
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| aldol reaction | A reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol |
| chain reaction | A series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next |
| chemical equilibrium, equilibrium | A chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates |
| decomposition, decomposition reaction, chemical decomposition reaction | (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance |
| displacement, displacement reaction | (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound |
| double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, metathesis | A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) |
| elimination reaction | A chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecules |
| endothermic reaction | A chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat |
| exothermic reaction | A chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat |
| hydrolysis | A chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds |
| neutralization, neutralisation, neutralization reaction, neutralisation reaction | A chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt |
| oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation | The process of oxidizing |
| oxidation-reduction, oxidoreduction, redox | A reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction |
| photochemical reaction | A chemical reaction produced by the action of light |
| reduction, reducing | Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen) |
| saponification | A chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap) |
| Broader | chemical process, chemical change, chemical action | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
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| Spanish | reacción, reacción química |
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| Catalan | reacció, reacció química |
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