chemical change

[ kem-i-kuhl cheynj ]

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noun

Chemistry. a usually irreversible chemical reaction involving the rearrangement of the atoms of one or more substances and a change in their chemical properties or composition, resulting in the formation of at least one new substance:
The formation of rust on iron is a chemical change.

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First recorded in 1755–65

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