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chemical reaction

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reaction

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action

Narrower terms: 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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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَفَاعُل كِيمِيَائِيّ (tafāʕul kīmiyāʔiyy) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Basque: erreakzio kimiko — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Chinese Cantonese: 化學反應 /化学反应 (faa3 hok6 faan2 jing3) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Chinese: 化學反應 /化学反应 (hòa-ha̍k hoán-èng) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Chinese Mandarin: 化學反應 /化学反应 (huàxué fǎnyìng) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Czech: chemická reakce — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Estonian: keemiline reaktsioon — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Finnish: kemiallinen reaktio — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • French: réaction chimique — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Georgian: ქიმიური რეაქცია (kimiuri reakcia) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • German: chemische Reaktion — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Greek: χημική αντίδραση (chimikí antídrasi) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Hindi: रासायनिक अभिक्रिया (rāsāynik abhikriyā) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Icelandic: efnahvarf — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Icelandic: efnabreyting — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Irish: imoibriú ceimiceach — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Italian: reazione chimica — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Japanese: 化学反応 (kagaku hannō) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Kazakh: химиялық реакция (ximiälyq reaksiä) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Korean: 화학 반응 (hwahak baneung) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Latvian: ķīmiskā reakcija — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Macedonian: хемиска реакција (hemiska reakcija) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Malay: tindak balas kimia — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Mongolian: химийн урвал (ximiin urval) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Persian: واکنش شیمیایی — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Polish: reakcja chemiczna — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Portuguese: reação química — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Romanian: reacție chimică — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Russian: хими́ческая реа́кция (ximíčeskaja reákcija) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Serbo-Croatian: kemijska reakcija — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Spanish: reacción química — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Swedish: kemisk reaktion — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Telugu: రసాయన ప్రతిచర్య (rasāyana praticarya) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Turkish: kimyasal tepkime — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Turkish: kimyasal reaksiyon — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Ukrainian: хімі́чна реа́кція (ximíčna reákcija) — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Urdu: کیمیائی تعامل — process in which chemical substances are changed into others
  • Vietnamese: phản ứng hóa học — process in which chemical substances are changed into others