reaction, n.
(reactions)
freq. cnt. 55
(reactions)
freq. cnt. 55
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
<noun.process> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 1
chemical reaction reaction
sample sentences
"there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
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addition reaction
aldol reaction
chain reaction
equilibrium, chemical equilibrium
decomposition, decomposition reaction, chemical decomposition reaction
displacement, displacement reaction
double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, metathesis
elimination reaction
endothermic reaction
exothermic reaction
hydrolysis
neutralization, neutralisation, neutralization reaction, neutralisation reaction
oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation
oxidation-reduction, oxidoreduction, redox
photochemical reaction
reduction, reducing
saponification
hypernym
an idea evoked by some experience
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
reaction
sample sentences
"his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"
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a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7
reaction response
sample sentences
"a bad reaction to the medicine""his responses have slowed with age"
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automatism
rebound
overreaction
galvanic skin response, GSR, psychogalvanic response, electrodermal response, electrical skin response, Fere phenomenon, Tarchanoff phenomenon
immune response, immune reaction, immunologic response
tropism
taxis
kinesis
double take
reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
learned reaction, learned response
passage, passing
answer
transfusion reaction
doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
<noun.act>
reaction
sample sentences
"his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
extreme conservatism in political or social matters
<noun.cognition>
reaction
sample sentences
"the forces of reaction carried the election"
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a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
<noun.phenomenon>
reaction
sample sentences
"he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance""John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"
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(mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
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reaction