chemical reaction

noun

: a chemical change that occurs when two or more substances combine to form a new substance

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Cause Of Toxic Fumes According to the sheriff's office, crews first responded to a strong smell that was reported at the Southwest Cheese plant as .67 gallons of acid was spilled and mixed with .61 gallons of chlorine, creating a dangerous chemical reaction. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025 Advertisement For nearly two years, Chiquita Canyon had been struggling to handle the fallout from a rare chemical reaction that caused broiling temperatures to break out deep underground in a closed portion of the landfill. —

Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 As the liver breaks down the alcohol, the chemical reaction releases a toxin, which damages liver cells. —

Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025 This glow is the result of a chemical reaction involving luciferin and luciferase, the very same compounds that make fireflies shine. —

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