chain initiation

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00955
The process in a @C00960@ that is responsible for the formation of a @C00949@.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 156 [Terms] [Paper]