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Reaction Noun Synonyms
response, reply, answer, effect, feedback
Did you get any reaction when you told her I had been arrested? Her reaction was to turn over and go back to sleep.

repulsion, resistance, counteraction, counterbalance, compensation
A rocket derives forward thrust by reaction against its own exhaust, hence can operate in a vacuum.

Reaction Verb Synonyms
retaliation, reciprocation, reprisal, revenge
He shot her in reaction to her announcement that she was leaving him.

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Armature Reaction

Technology / Motors / Armature Reaction: The current that flows in the armature winding of a DC motor tends to produce magnetic flux in addition to that produced by the field current. This effect, which reduces the torque capacity, is called MORE

Biochemical Reaction

Health / Fitness / Biochemical Reaction: The chemical reactions which take place within the human body. MORE

Reaction Mechanism

Science / Chemistry / Reaction Mechanism: A list of all elementary reactions that occur in the course of an overall chemical reaction. MORE

Oxidation Half Reaction

Science / Chemistry / Oxidation Half Reaction: That part of a redox reaction that involves loss of electrons. In the oxidation half reaction, the oxidation number of one or more atoms within the reactants is increased. MORE

Standard Entropy Of Reaction

Science / Chemistry / Standard Entropy Of Reaction: A change in entropy associated with a reaction involving substances in their standard states. A superscript circle (?°) distinguishes standard enthalpy changes from enthalpy changes which involve rea MORE

Standard Enthalpy Of Reaction

Science / Chemistry / Standard Enthalpy Of Reaction: A change in enthalpy associated with a reaction involving substances in their standard states. MORE