Meanings
nounreaction mechanism (plural reaction mechanisms)
plural reaction mechanisms
- chemistrythe ordered set of individual reactions whose overall effect is given by a chemical equation
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 反應機理 /反应机理
- 反應機理 /反应机理 (fǎnyìng jīlǐ)set of individual chemical reactions
German Reaktionsmechanismus
- Reaktionsmechanismusset of individual chemical reactions
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reaction mechanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaction%20mechanism
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“reaction mechanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaction%20mechanism. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reaction mechanism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaction%20mechanism.
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