CHEMICAL MECHANISM

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Meaning:

The atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

Example:

he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions

Synonyms:

chemical mechanism; mechanism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("chemical mechanism" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chemical mechanism"):

biochemical mechanism (a chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms)