chemical reaction
noun
: a chemical change that occurs when two or more substances combine to form a new substance
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McDaniel, the fire chief, said Sunday that the sprinkler system, and then firefighters, may have aggravated the chemical reaction by adding more water to it.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Officials said a chemical reaction caused styrene, which is naturally a liquid, to heat up into a gaseous state.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
This can happen as a result of a chemical reaction between water and iron-rich rocks, or by radiolysis, the splitting of water molecules by radiation into hydrogen and oxygen.
—Marta Abbà, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2024
Miller said that when styrene, naturally a liquid, heats up, a chemical reaction occurs, converting it into a gaseous state.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Officials said a chemical reaction caused styrene, which is naturally a liquid, to heat up into a gaseous state.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
This can happen as a result of a chemical reaction between water and iron-rich rocks, or by radiolysis, the splitting of water molecules by radiation into hydrogen and oxygen.
—Marta Abbà, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2024
Miller said that when styrene, naturally a liquid, heats up, a chemical reaction occurs, converting it into a gaseous state.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Chemical reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemical%20reaction. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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