chemical reaction
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1. (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (noun.process)
hyponym | : | addition reaction, |
definition | : | a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | aldol reaction, |
definition | : | a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | chain reaction, |
definition | : | a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | displacement, displacement reaction, |
definition | : | (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | elimination reaction, |
definition | : | a chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecules (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | endothermic reaction, |
definition | : | a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | exothermic reaction, |
definition | : | a chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | hydrolysis, |
definition | : | a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization, |
definition | : | the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | reducing, reduction, |
definition | : | any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | saponification, |
definition | : | a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap) (noun.process) |
domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | react, |
definition | : | undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions (verb.change) |
derivation | : | react, |
definition | : | undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions (verb.change) |
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