reaction
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(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
Types & categories
- chemical process hypernym
- addition reaction hyponym
- aldol reaction hyponym
- chain reaction hyponym
- chemical equilibrium hyponym
- decomposition reaction hyponym
- displacement reaction hyponym
- double decomposition hyponym
- elimination reaction hyponym
- endothermic reaction hyponym
- exothermic reaction hyponym
- hydrolysis hyponym
- neutralisation hyponym
- oxidation hyponym
- oxidation-reduction hyponym
- photochemical reaction hyponym
- reducing hyponym
- saponification hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
an idea evoked by some experience
his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do
Types & categories
- thought hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
a bad reaction to the medicine
Types & categories
- bodily process hypernym
- automatism hyponym
- rebound hyponym
- overreaction hyponym
- galvanic skin response hyponym
- immune response hyponym
- tropism hyponym
- taxis hyponym
- kinesis hyponym
- double take hyponym
- reflex hyponym
- learned reaction hyponym
- passing hyponym
- answer hyponym
- transfusion reaction hyponym
Related & opposite
- react derivation
Sense 4 noun
(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
Types & categories
- force hypernym
Related & opposite
- mechanics domain topic
Sense 5 noun
a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance
Types & categories
- response hypernym
Related & opposite
- react derivation
Sense 6 noun
extreme conservatism in political or social matters
the forces of reaction carried the election
Types & categories
- conservatism hypernym
Related & opposite
- reactionary derivation
Sense 7 noun
doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
his style of painting was a reaction against cubism
Types & categories
- resistance hypernym
- backlash hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | react |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | addition reaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aldol reaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chain reaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemical equilibrium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | decomposition reaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | displacement reaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | double decomposition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elimination reaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | endothermic reaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exothermic reaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrolysis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neutralisation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oxidation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oxidation-reduction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | photochemical reaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reducing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | saponification |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | thought |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | react |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | bodily process |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | automatism |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rebound |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | overreaction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | galvanic skin response |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | immune response |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tropism |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | taxis |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | kinesis |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | double take |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reflex |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | learned reaction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | passing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | answer |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | transfusion reaction |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mechanics |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | force |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | react |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | response |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | reactionary |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | conservatism |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | resistance |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | backlash |