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"there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"noun(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
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"a bad reaction to the medicine"nouna bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
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"his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"nounan idea evoked by some experience
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"he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance" "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"nouna response that reveals a person's feelings or attitudetype of:
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"his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"noundoing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't liketype of:
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"the forces of reaction carried the election"nounextreme conservatism in political or social matterstype of:
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"every action has an equal and opposite reaction"noun(mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a bodytype of:
Definition that contains reaction
- rocket propulsion reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen
- transfusion reaction reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death