non-equilibrium reaction

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If the reactants in a chemical reaction are not initially present in a Boltzmann distribution the reaction is referred to as a non-equilibrium reaction.
See: equilibrium reaction
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 175 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)