| Main Entry: | chemical change |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | any change from one state (gas, liquid, solid) which is accompanied by alteration of the chemical composition; any process in which one or more substances are changed into one or more different substances; cf. physical change |
| Main Entry: | chemical change |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See physical change |
| chemical change | |
noun | |
| (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved [syn: chemical process] |