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
- addition reaction
- aldol reaction
- chain reaction
- chemical equilibrium
- decomposition reaction
- displacement reaction
- double decomposition
- elimination reaction
- endothermic reaction
- exothermic reaction
- hydrolysis
- neutralisation
- oxidation
- oxidation-reduction
- photochemical reaction
- reducing
- saponification
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Sense 2 noun
an idea evoked by some experience
his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do
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Sense 3 noun
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
a bad reaction to the medicine
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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
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Sense 5 noun
a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance
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Sense 6 noun
extreme conservatism in political or social matters
the forces of reaction carried the election
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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
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| 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 |