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

Using the chemical reaction that occurs on the Sun, fusion energy can potentially generate large amounts of energy from simpler atoms like hydrogen and its isotopes. —Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026

Chemical sunscreens, however, are designed to soak into the skin and work by creating a chemical reaction that absorbs ultraviolet radiation as energy, dispersing it as heat. —Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

The light is created by bioluminescence, a chemical reaction allowing the beetle to convert energy into light. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 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

Rhymes for chemical reaction

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