chemical reaction vs decomposition

decomposition vs chemical reaction

chemical reaction and decomposition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chemical reaction	Yes	No	No	No
decomposition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, decomposition is a hyponym of chemical reaction; that is, decomposition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chemical reaction:

chemical reaction: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
decomposition: (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

Other hyponyms of chemical reaction include addition reaction, aldol reaction, chain reaction, chemical equilibrium, equilibrium, breakdown, chemical decomposition reaction, decomposition reaction, displacement, displacement reaction, double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, metathesis, elimination reaction, endothermic reaction, exothermic reaction, hydrolysis, neutralisation, neutralisation reaction, neutralization, neutralization reaction, oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization, oxidation-reduction, oxidoreduction, redox, photochemical reaction, reducing, reduction, saponification.

chemical reaction (noun)	decomposition (noun)
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others	the analysis of a vector field
	the organic phenomenon of rotting
	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
	(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
	in a decomposed state

Difference between chemical reaction and decomposition

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