Chemical action Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Definitions

Noun

(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

chemical process chemical change chemical action

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

natural process

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

acylation agglutination amylolysis association bluing calcification catalysis chelation chemical reaction chlorination cleavage corrosion cracking deamination decalcification decarboxylation de-iodination demineralization desalination digestion dissociation gasification gassing hydrogenation intumescence inversion iodination mechanism nitrification peptization photosynthesis polymerization precipitation proteolysis pyrochemical process sequestration syneresis synthesis transamination zymosis

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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