chemical reaction
noun
: a chemical change that occurs when two or more substances combine to form a new substance
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Rub the foil gently over the rust spots—the chemical reaction helps lift rust.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
The research team enabled a room-temperature, four-electron chemical reaction path that forms and decomposes lithium oxide, which expands available energy storage.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Its fuel cells generate electricity from natural gas through a chemical reaction, rather than burning the fuel.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Each chemical reaction produced even more heat and raised the risk of a process called thermal runaway, when a reaction becomes out of control.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
The research team enabled a room-temperature, four-electron chemical reaction path that forms and decomposes lithium oxide, which expands available energy storage.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Its fuel cells generate electricity from natural gas through a chemical reaction, rather than burning the fuel.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Each chemical reaction produced even more heat and raised the risk of a process called thermal runaway, when a reaction becomes out of control.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for chemical reaction
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“Chemical reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemical%20reaction. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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