Compartment (chemistry)

ID: compartment-chemistry

In chemistry, the term "compartment" generally refers to a distinct physical or conceptual region within a system where specific chemical reactions, processes, or equilibria are occurring. This term is often used in the study of complex systems, including biological systems, where different compartments can represent cellular organelles, phases in a heterogeneous mixture, or bounded regions in a reaction setup.

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