"reaction mechanism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reaction mechanisms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reaction mechanism (plural reaction mechanisms)
  1. (chemistry) the ordered set of individual reactions whose overall effect is given by a chemical equation Translations (set of individual chemical reactions): 反應機理 /反应机理 (fǎnyìng jīlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Reaktionsmechanismus [masculine] (German)

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