chemical reaction vs photochemical reaction

photochemical reaction vs chemical reaction

chemical reaction and photochemical reaction both are nouns.

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

As nouns, photochemical reaction is a hyponym of chemical reaction; that is, photochemical reaction 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
photochemical reaction: a chemical reaction produced by the action of light

Other hyponyms of chemical reaction include addition reaction, aldol reaction, chain reaction, chemical equilibrium, equilibrium, breakdown, chemical decomposition reaction, decomposition, 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, reducing, reduction, saponification.

chemical reaction (noun)	photochemical reaction (noun)
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others	a chemical reaction produced by the action of light

Difference between chemical reaction and photochemical reaction

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