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What is a chemical reaction?

What is a chemical reaction? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chemistry) A process, typically involving the breaking or making of interatomic bonds, in which one or more substances are changed into others.
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Neutralization is a chemical reaction in which a base reacts with an acid to create water and a salt.
Chemiluminescence is a special case of luminescence in which the excitation source is a chemical reaction.
Protein kinases turn on other enzymes by a chemical reaction called phosphorylation that adds phosphate tags to proteins.
It is produced through a chemical reaction, known as saponification, between triglycerides and a base, such a sodium hydroxide.
The cells in a car battery generate electricity with a chemical reaction between a lead plate and a lead dioxide plate that are bathed in acid.
The lecture begins with an introduction to thermochemistry, the study of heat flow to or from a chemical reaction.

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