reaction

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  • February 10. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    reaction noun english

    (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"

  • March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    reaction noun english

    an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"

  • March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    reaction noun english

    a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"

  • March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    reaction noun english

    (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

  • March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    reaction noun english

    a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"

  • March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    reaction noun english

    extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"

  • March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    reaction noun english

    doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"