noun
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (Freq. 1)
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there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water
• Syn: ↑reaction
• Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science
• Hypernyms: ↑chemical process, ↑chemical change, ↑chemical action
• Hyponyms:
↑addition reaction, ↑aldol reaction, ↑chain reaction, ↑chemical equilibrium, ↑equilibrium, ↑decomposition, ↑decomposition reaction, ↑chemical decomposition reaction, ↑displacement, ↑displacement reaction, ↑double decomposition, ↑double decomposition reaction, ↑metathesis, ↑elimination reaction, ↑endothermic reaction, ↑exothermic reaction, ↑hydrolysis, ↑neutralization, ↑neutralisation, ↑neutralization reaction, ↑neutralisation reaction, ↑oxidation, ↑oxidization, ↑oxidisation, ↑oxidation-reduction, ↑oxidoreduction, ↑redox, ↑photochemical reaction, ↑reduction, ↑reducing, ↑saponification
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noun, pl ⋯ -tions [count]
: ↑reaction 5a
Useful english dictionary. 2012.