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Chemical reaction Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Chemical reaction has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

"there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"

2

A process, typically involving the breaking or making of interatomic bonds, in which one or more substances are changed into others.

Related Terms
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
chemical process
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
addition reaction aldol reaction chain reaction chemical equilibrium decomposition displacement double decomposition elimination reaction endothermic reaction exothermic reaction hydrolysis neutralization oxidation oxidation-reduction photochemical reaction reduction saponification
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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