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chain reactor — noun a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy • Syn: ↑atomic pile, ↑atomic reactor, ↑pile • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear reactor, ↑reactor * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
reactor — Synonyms and related words: atomic pile, breeder reactor, bricks, chain reactor, chain reacting pile, fast pile, furnace, heterogeneous reactor, homogeneous reactor, intermediate pile, lattice, neutron factory, nuclear furnace, pile, plutonium… … Moby Thesaurus
reactor — /ree ak teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction. 2. Elect. a device whose primary purpose is to introduce reactance into a circuit. 3. Immunol., Vet. Med. a patient or animal that reacts positively towards a foreign… … Universalium
Chain Reaction (film) — Chain Reaction Directed by Andrew Davis Produced by Andrew Davis Arne Schmidt … Wikipedia
Chain shuttling polymerization — is a dual catalyst method for producing block copolymers with alternating or variable tacticity. The desired effect of this method is to generate hybrid polymers that bear the properties of both polymer chains, such as a high melting point… … Wikipedia
chain-reacting pile — ☆ chain reacting pile [chān′rē ak′tiŋ ] n. NUCLEAR REACTOR … English World dictionary
Chain reaction — This article is about chain reactions in chemistry and physics. For other uses, see Chain reaction (disambiguation). A chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by product causes additional reactions to take place. In… … Wikipedia
chain-reacting pile — noun : reactor * * * Physics. reactor (def. 4). [1945 50] * * * chain reacting pile, = reactor. (Cf. ↑reactor) … Useful english dictionary
chain reacting reactor — kritinis reaktorius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. chain reacting reactor; critical reactor vok. kritischer Reaktor, m rus. критический реактор, m pranc. réacteur critique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
reactor — n. 1 a person or thing that reacts. 2 (in full nuclear reactor) an apparatus or structure in which a controlled nuclear chain reaction releases energy. 3 Electr. a component used to provide reactance, esp. an inductor. 4 an apparatus for the… … Useful english dictionary
