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

In March, two chemists had called a press conference to announce a simple tabletop experiment that released too much energy to be a mere chemical reaction. — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Endurance testing Heating the material triggers a chemical reaction that removes loose chlorine ions and forms strong bonds between indium, oxygen, and phosphorus. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

The chemical reaction is only the beginning of the accounting. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Given that these damaging ROS molecules are formed when water meets a plastic’s surface, and the fact that water is present in every cell of the human body, this particular chemical reaction could be a real problem. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for chemical reaction

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