💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chain reaction"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cascadenoun | A waterfall or series of small waterfalls. |
| rearrangementnoun | The process of rearranging. |
| double-replacement reactionnoun | A chemical reaction involving a change of chemical bonds, so that two compounds become two different compounds, in the form AB+CD→AC+BD |
| rearrangement reactionnoun | (chemistry) any of many classes of reaction in which an atom or bond moves or migrates from a site in a reactant molecule to a different site in a product molecule |
| subreactionnoun | A secondary or subsidiary reaction. |
| retroactionnoun | Any action that has an influence due to a past event |
| recombinationnoun | (genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents. |
| double decompositionnoun | (chemistry) a reaction between two substances in which two parts of each substance are exchanged; metathesis |
| counterconditioningnoun | (psychology) A form of conditioning in which a negative response to a stimulus is replaced by a positive one. |
| macroreactionnoun | Large-scale reaction |
| back titrationnoun | (analytical chemistry) A form of titration in which an excess of standard reagent is added and then the reverse of the normal titration is carried out. |
| proton transfernoun | (chemistry) A chemical reaction that involves the transfer of protons. |
| rehybridizationnoun | (chemistry) Any change in the hybridization of an atom during the course of a reaction |
| redoxnoun | (rare) (chemistry) A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred. |
| recyclizationnoun | (chemistry) The process of recyclizing. |
| retrodismutationnoun | (biochemistry) The reverse of a dismutation reaction |
| auto-redoxnoun | (chemistry) A form of redox in which some of a reactant is oxidized and some of the same reactant is reduced. A classic example is the reaction of bromine with water to produce hydrogen bromide and bromic acid: 3 Br₂ + 3 H₂O => HBrO₃ + 5 HBr |
| countertransportnoun | (biochemistry) The transport of two chemical species across a membrane in opposite directions |
| reinteractionnoun | A second or subsequent interaction |
| photoreversionnoun | (chemistry, physics) photochemical reversion |
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