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 When mixed in equal amounts, a chemical reaction creates fizzing that resembles a volcanic eruption! —

Nicole Harris, Parents, 22 May 2024 The heat can even exacerbate air pollution in your area by supercharging the chemical reaction that creates smog. —

Justine Calma, The Verge, 17 June 2024 Authorities said the explosion and subsequent fire resulted from a chemical reaction in one of the company’s buildings. —

Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024 This work lends support to a longstanding theory that — because the chemical reaction underlying bioluminescence uses up oxygen — bioluminescence first evolved as a defense mechanism against the production of dangerous oxygen-containing molecules called free radicals. —

Sam Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chemical reaction

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