Chemical Change (Noun)
Meaning
(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Rusting of iron is a chemical change that occurs when iron reacts with oxygen in the presence of moisture.
- The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is a chemical change that produces oxygen and water.
- Burning of gasoline in a car engine is a chemical change that releases energy in the form of heat and light.
- The digestion of food in the stomach is a chemical change that breaks down large molecules into smaller ones.
- The process of fermentation is a chemical change that converts sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Synonyms
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Hyponyms
- Decalcification
- Desalinisation
- Transamination
- Zymosis
- Catalysis
- Acylation
- Iodination
- Decarboxylation
- Inversion
- Ferment
- Intumescence
- Mechanism
- Synthesis
- Chemical Reaction
- Polymerization
- Amylolysis
- Bluing
- Precipitation
- Corrosion
- Deamination
- Demineralization
- Digestion
- Desalination
- Gasification
- Photosynthesis
- Agglutination
- Proteolysis
- Chlorination
- Erosion
- Chelation
- Swelling
- Nitrification
- Gassing
- Calcification
- Peptization
- Cleavage
- Association
- Fermentation
- De-iodination
- Cracking
- Syneresis
- Fermenting
- Sequestration
- Hydrogenation
- Dissociation
- Pyrochemical Process