third-order reaction

noun

: a chemical reaction in which the rate of reaction is proportional to the concentration of each of three reacting molecules compare order of a reaction

Word History

Etymology

third-order from the phrase third order

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Rhymes for third-order reaction

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