reversible reaction

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a reaction that, depending on ambient conditions, can proceed in either of two directions: the production of the reaction products from the reactants, or the production of the original reactants from the formed reaction products. Compare equilibrium ( def 4 ).

Example Sentences

There is a well-known, experimentally verified and reversible reaction in which an electron-positron pair annihilates into two photons.

From Scientific American

This is a reversible reaction, however, and hydrolysis can therefore be prevented by first adding a considerable amount of the soluble product of the reaction, namely, hydrochloric acid.

From Project Gutenberg

Since hydrolysis is a reversible reaction, the relative masses of the reacting substances influence the point at which equilibrium will be reached.

From Project Gutenberg

Such a reaction is called a reversible reaction.

From Project Gutenberg

A reversible reaction can therefore be completed in either direction when one of the products of the reaction is removed as fast as it is formed.

From Project Gutenberg