Chemistry

• decomposition

  (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ...

• displacement

  (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent...

Also contains

• oxidation

  The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons;...

• equilibrium

  A chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates.

• double decomposition

  A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged...

• photochemical reaction

  A chemical reaction produced by the action of light.

• chain reaction

  A series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the ...

• elimination reaction

  A chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecu...

• endothermic reaction

  A chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat.

• saponification

  A chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline...

• addition reaction

  A chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another.

• oxidation-reduction

  A reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the...

• exothermic reaction

  A chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat.

• aldol reaction

  A reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol.

• hydrolysis

  A chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds...

• neutralization

  A chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a...

• reduction

  Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding...