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Reaction vs Conrotatory - What's the difference?

reaction | conrotatory |

As a noun reaction

is an action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.

As an adjective conrotatory is

(organic chemistry) describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense.

reaction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event
    • The announcement of the verdict brought a violent reaction .
    You were in the courtroom. What is your reaction ?
    When I last tried to eat strawberries I had a terrible allergic reaction .
  • (chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition
    • In this reaction , the acid and base will neutralize each other, producing a salt.

    Related terms

    * chain reaction * mixed reactions * react * reactant * reaction time * reactor * reactional

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -tion

    conrotatory

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia conrotatory) (-)
  • (organic chemistry) Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense

    • Synonyms

    * antarafacial

    Antonyms

    * disrotatory