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chemical equation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction; reactants are represented on the left, and products on the right

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 化学方程式 (huàxuéfāngchéngshì) — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Finnish: reaktioyhtälö — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Finnish: kemiallinen yhtälö — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • French: équation chimique — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • German: Reaktionsgleichung — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Greek: χημική εξίσωση (chimikí exísosi) — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Icelandic: efnajafna — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Italian: equazione chimica — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Japanese: 化学方程式 (kagakuhōteishiki) — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Romanian: ecuație chimică — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Russian: хими́ческое уравне́ние (ximíčeskoje uravnénije) — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Russian: уравне́ние хими́ческой реа́кции (uravnénije ximíčeskoj reákcii) — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Serbo-Croatian: kemijska jednadžba — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • Vietnamese: phương trình hoá học — symbolic representation of a chemical reaction