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chain reaction
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chain reaction has 2 senses
- chain reaction(n = noun.process) Array - a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next; Array is a kind of chemical reaction, reaction
- chain reaction(n = noun.process) Array - a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others; Array is a kind of nuclear reaction
THESAURUS
chain reaction
Indian file, alpha decay, array, articulation, atom-chipping, atom-smashing, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, bank, beta decay, bombardment, breeding, bullet, buzz, catena, catenation, chain, chain of circumstances, chaining, chapter of accidents, cleavage, concatenation, concatenation of events, connection, consecution, continuum, course, cycle, descent, disintegration series, dissociation, drone, endless belt, endless round, exchange reaction, feast and famine, file, filiation, fission, fission reaction, gamma decay, gamut, gradation, hum, ins and outs, ionization, line, lineage, monotone, neutron reaction, nexus, nonreversible reaction, nuclear fission, nucleization, pendulum, periodicity, photodisintegration, plenum, powder train, progression, proton gun, proton reaction, queue, range, rank, recurrence, reticulation, reversible reaction, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, sequence, series, single file, spectrum, splitting the atom, stimulation, string, succession, swath, target, thermonuclear reaction, thread, tier, train, ups and downs, vicious circle, vicissitudes, vicissitudes of fortune, windrow
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