chemical reaction

noun

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

Examples of chemical reaction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The phenomenon is caused by a chemical reaction the algae produce when they are agitated or disturbed — if they are grabbed by a predator, for example, or experience a surge of movement from a wave or swimmer. —Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025

Rub the foil gently over the rust spots—the chemical reaction helps lift rust. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025

And that chemical reaction—burning carbon-rich organic matter with oxygen to make CO and release energy—is really the same thing that all aerobic life, all of Earth’s animals and plants, and so on, uses to drive its metabolism on a cellular level. —Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025

According to a 2006 editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, when the capsule is crushed, a chemical reaction is formed, releasing ammonia gas. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for chemical reaction

• dissatisfaction
• overreaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction
• contraction
• detraction
• diffraction
• distraction
• exaction
• extraction
• impaction