chemical action

Definitions of chemical action


chemical change, chemical process
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the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
agglutinating activity, agglutination
conversion of starch to sugar
blueing, bluing
a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
catalysis, contact action
chemical reaction, reaction
the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds
corroding, corrosion, erosion
erosion by chemical action
deamination, deaminization
loss of calcium from bones or teeth
the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
demineralisation, demineralization
desalination, desalinisation, desalinization
the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
the process of changing into gas
the process of interacting with gas
a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil
intumescence, intumescency, swelling
the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds
chemical mechanism, mechanism
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
peptisation, peptization
polymerisation, polymerization
the process of forming a chemical precipitate
pyrochemical process, pyrochemistry
processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures
synaeresis, syneresis
the process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another
the process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound
ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis
the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound
addition reaction
a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another
aldol reaction
a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol
catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
biochemical mechanism
a chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms
biogenesis, biosynthesis
production of a chemical compound by a living organism
bottom fermentation
a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager
chain reaction
a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
chemical equilibrium, equilibrium
a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
chemical decomposition reaction, decomposition, decomposition reaction
displacement, displacement reaction
double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, metathesis
elimination reaction
a chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecules
endothermic reaction
a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat
exothermic reaction
a chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat
the process of combining with water; usually reversible
the process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst
a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water
neutralisation, neutralisation reaction, neutralization, neutralization reaction
(astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom
the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization
oxidation-reduction, oxidoreduction, redox
a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
photochemical reaction
a chemical reaction produced by the action of light
indentation, pitting, roughness
the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
chlorination prior to another chemical process
reducing, reduction
rust, rusting
a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound
top fermentation
a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale
the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine
Type of:
action, activity, natural action, natural process

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