| 单词 | chemical reaction |
| 释义 | chemical reaction (once / 18212 pages) n A chemical reaction is when a substance (or a few substances) change into another substance. Chemical reactions are chemical transformations. If you take a chemistry class, you'll definitely learn about chemical reactions: when one or more substances change into something else. When making beer, yeast turns the sugar into alcohol: that's a chemical reaction. When something iron rusts because of exposure to air, that's a chemical reaction. There are many types of chemical reactions, but they all involve transformations or changes. Water boiling — becoming a gas — is not a chemical reaction, since the steam is still water; the substance didn’t change. WORD FAMILYchemical reaction: chemical reactions USAGE EXAMPLESThe instrument will allow researchers to study split-second chemical reactions and biological and physical processes in atomic detail. Nature(Dec 21, 2016) The resistance to insulin leads, through a series of chemical reactions, to an excess of testosterone. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) That’s because a chemical reaction inside an inappropriately packed container resulted in a radiation release and forced the facility’s indefinite closure. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) n (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water Syn|Hypo|Hyper reaction addition reaction a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another aldol reactiona reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol chain reactiona series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next chemical equilibrium, equilibriuma chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates chemical decomposition reaction, decomposition, decomposition reaction(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance displacement, displacement reaction(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, metathesisa chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) elimination reactiona chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecules endothermic reactiona chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat exothermic reactiona chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat hydrolysisa chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water neutralisation, neutralisation reaction, neutralization, neutralization reactiona chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water oxidation, oxidisation, oxidizationthe process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction oxidation-reduction, oxidoreduction, redoxa reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction photochemical reactiona chemical reaction produced by the action of light reducing, reductionany process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent saponificationa chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap) acid-base balance, acid-base equilibrium(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body calcinationthe conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature burning, combustiona process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light double replacement reactiona chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound electrolysis(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions light reactionthe first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP nitrificationthe oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) rust, rustingthe formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
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