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noun(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
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nouna bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
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nounan idea evoked by some experience
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nouna response that reveals a person's feelings or attitudetype of:
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noundoing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't liketype of:
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nounextreme conservatism in political or social matterstype of:
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noun(mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a bodytype of:
Examples of reaction
- "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
- "a bad reaction to the medicine"
- "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"
- "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"
- "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"
- "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
- "the forces of reaction carried the election"
- "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"