reaction

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noun

1. (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (Freq. 38)
- there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water
• Syn:
chemical reaction
• Derivationally related forms:
react
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
• Hyponyms:
addition reaction, aldol reaction, chain reaction, chemical equilibrium, 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
2. an idea evoked by some experience (Freq. 10)
- his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do
• Hypernyms:
idea, thought
3. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent (Freq. 7)
- a bad reaction to the medicine
- his responses have slowed with age
• Syn:
response
• Derivationally related forms:
react
• Hypernyms:
bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
• Hyponyms:
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
4. (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
• Topics:
mechanics
• Hypernyms:
force
5. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
react
• Hypernyms:
response
6. extreme conservatism in political or social matters
- the forces of reaction carried the election
• Derivationally related forms:
reactionary
• Hypernyms:
conservatism, conservativism
7. doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
- his style of painting was a reaction against cubism
• Hypernyms:
resistance, opposition
• Hyponyms:
backlash

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  response, chemical reaction