chemical reaction

noun

: a chemical change that occurs when two or more substances combine to form a new substance

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That’s right, these eggs rely on the same baking soda and vinegar chemical reaction that made your papier-mâché volcano bubble over in fourth grade. —Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024

Introducing the acid into the untreated seawater stream triggers a chemical reaction that releases the dissolved CO2, which is then captured using a proprietary stripper; after the CO2 is stripped out of the water, it can be compressed and transported for sequestration or utilization. —Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024

As the water increases in temperature, CaCO3 undergoes a chemical reaction and precipitates out of the water, forming incrustants, or little crystals. —Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2024

Airbag inflators rely on a chemical reaction that produces gas that rapidly inflates the airbag. —Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024

One possibility is that the presence of certain substances, such as iron, at the archaeological sites might be triggering a chemical reaction that makes the brain tissue more stable. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024

Scorching temperatures within the dump have increased and expanded since as early as May 2022, when a heat-generating chemical reaction is estimated to have started deep in the landfill. —Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024

The science behind this unfortunate transformation is a complicated chemical reaction called oxidation. —Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Mar. 2024

Bioluminescence is the ability of certain organisms to produce light through a chemical reaction within their bodies. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024