chemical equation

noun

a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction; reactants are represented on the left, and products on the right

Meanings

nounchemical equation (plural chemical equations)

plural chemical equations

  1. chemistrya symbolic representation of a chemical reaction; reactants are represented on the left, and products on the right

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 化学方程式
  • 化学方程式 (huàxuéfāngchéngshì)symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
Finnish reaktioyhtälö, kemiallinen yhtälö
  • reaktioyhtälösymbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • kemiallinen yhtälösymbolic representation of a chemical reaction
French équation chimique
  • équation chimiquesymbolic representation of a chemical reaction
German Reaktionsgleichung
  • Reaktionsgleichungsymbolic representation of a chemical reaction
Greek χημική εξίσωση
  • χημική εξίσωση (chimikí exísosi)symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
Icelandic efnajafna
  • efnajafnasymbolic representation of a chemical reaction
Italian equazione chimica
  • equazione chimicasymbolic representation of a chemical reaction
Japanese 化学方程式
  • 化学方程式 (kagakuhōteishiki)symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
Romanian ecuație chimică
  • ecuație chimicăsymbolic representation of a chemical reaction
Russian хими́ческое уравне́ние, уравне́ние хими́ческой реа́кции
  • хими́ческое уравне́ние (ximíčeskoje uravnénije)symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
  • уравне́ние хими́ческой реа́кции (uravnénije ximíčeskoj reákcii)symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
Vietnamese phương trình hoá học
  • phương trình hoá họcsymbolic representation of a chemical reaction
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