Meanings
nounchemical reaction (plural chemical reactions)
plural chemical reactions
- chemistryA process, typically involving the breaking or making of interatomic bonds, in which one or more substances are changed into others.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
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Translations
Arabic تَفَاعُل كِيمِيَائِيّ
- تَفَاعُل كِيمِيَائِيّ (tafāʕul kīmiyāʔiyy)process in which chemical substances are changed into others
Basque erreakzio kimiko
- erreakzio kimikoprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Chinese Cantonese 化學反應 /化学反应
- 化學反應 /化学反应 (faa³ hok⁶ faan² jing³)process in which chemical substances are changed into others
Chinese Mandarin 化學反應 /化学反应
- 化學反應 /化学反应 (huàxué fǎnyìng)process in which chemical substances are changed into others
Czech chemická reakce
- chemická reakceprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Estonian keemiline reaktsioon
- keemiline reaktsioonprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Finnish kemiallinen reaktio
- kemiallinen reaktioprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
French réaction chimique
- réaction chimiqueprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
German chemische Reaktion
- chemische Reaktionprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Greek χημική αντίδραση
- χημική αντίδραση (chimikí antídrasi)process in which chemical substances are changed into others
Hindi रासायनिक अभिक्रिया
- रासायनिक अभिक्रिया (rāsāynik abhikriyā)process in which chemical substances are changed into others
Icelandic efnahvarf, efnabreyting
- efnahvarfprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
- efnabreytingprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Irish imoibriú ceimiceach
- imoibriú ceimiceachprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Italian reazione chimica
- reazione chimicaprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Japanese 化学反応
- 化学反応 (kagaku hannō)process in which chemical substances are changed into others
Korean 화학 반응
- 화학 반응 (hwahak baneung)process in which chemical substances are changed into others
Latvian ķīmiskā reakcija
- ķīmiskā reakcijaprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Malay tindak balas kimia
- tindak balas kimiaprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Persian واکنش شیمیایی
- واکنش شیمیاییprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Polish reakcja chemiczna
- reakcja chemicznaprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Portuguese reação química
- reação químicaprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Romanian reacție chimică
- reacție chimicăprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Russian хими́ческая реа́кция
- хими́ческая реа́кция (ximíčeskaja reákcija)process in which chemical substances are changed into others
Spanish reacción química
- reacción químicaprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Swedish kemisk reaktion
- kemisk reaktionprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Turkish kimyasal tepkime, kimyasal reaksiyon
- kimyasal tepkimeprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
- kimyasal reaksiyonprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Ukrainian хімі́чна реа́кція
- хімі́чна реа́кція (ximíčna reákcija)process in which chemical substances are changed into others
Urdu کیمیائی تعامل
- کیمیائی تعاملprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Vietnamese phản ứng hóa học
- phản ứng hóa họcprocess in which chemical substances are changed into others
Cite this entry
APA
chemical reaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20reaction
MLA
“chemical reaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20reaction. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemical reaction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20reaction.
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