Briggs-Rauscher reaction

noun

An oscillating chemical reaction in which a colourless solution turns slowly amber and then suddenly dark blue, fading back to colourless before the process repeats.

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Meanings

nounBriggs-Rauscher reaction (plural Briggs-Rauscher reactions)

plural Briggs-Rauscher reactions

  1. An oscillating chemical reaction in which a colourless solution turns slowly amber and then suddenly dark blue, fading back to colourless before the process repeats.

Origin

Named after Thomas S. Briggs and Warren C. Rauscher.

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Briggs-Rauscher reaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Briggs-Rauscher%20reaction

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