reaction
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- n (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 - n an idea evoked by some experience
his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do - n a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
a bad reaction to the medicine - n (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 - n 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 - n extreme conservatism in political or social matters
the forces of reaction carried the election - n doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
his style of painting was a reaction against cubism
- When you have a food allergy, it doesn't take much to trigger a reaction.
- There are many reactions that occur from those kinds of exposures," he says.
- Photographs of reactions to the tragedy.