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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective reactive has 2 senses
- reactive(a = adj.all) Array - participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive" Derived forms verb react3, noun reactivity2
- reactive(s = adj.all) responsive - reacting to a stimulus; "the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons" Derived forms verb react1, noun reactivity1
Antonym: unreactive
CIDE DICTIONARY
reactive, a. [Cf. F. réactif.].
Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
reactive, adj.
1 showing reaction.
2 of or relating to reactance.
1 showing reaction.
2 of or relating to reactance.
Derivative
reactivity n.
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