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

Add 1/2 cup of vinegar to the mixture to accelerate the cleaning chemical reaction. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 June 2025

Animals that produce their own light source, through an internal chemical reaction, are one of the many wonders of nature – and something biotechnology scientists have been working hard to replicate and adapt for human use for some time. —Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 3 June 2025

Chemical sunscreens are designed to be absorbed into the skin as a chemical reaction absorbs ultraviolet radiation as energy and disperses it as heat. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 20 May 2025

Bioluminescence requires a chemical reaction within a living organism, while bio phosphorescence is the result of absorbing light from an outside source, then re-emitting it. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2025

Rhymes for chemical reaction

• dissatisfaction
• overreaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction
• contraction
• detraction
• diffraction
• distraction
• exaction
• extraction
• impaction