| ADJECTIVE | all | reactive | participating readily in reactions |
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| all | reactive, responsive | reacting to a stimulus |
| Sounds | riyae'ktihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Participating readily in reactions. | |
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| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions | |
| Narrower | activated, excited | (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive |
| labile | (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown | |
| oxidizable | capable of undergoing a chemical reaction with oxygen | |
| thermolabile | (chemistry, physics, biology) readily changed or destroyed by heat | |
| unstable | Highly or violently reactive | |
| Opposite | unreactive | (chemistry) not reacting chemically |
| Spanish | reactivo | |
| Nouns | reactivity | ready susceptibility to chemical change |
| Verbs | react | undergo a chemical reaction |
| Meaning | reacting to a stimulus. | |
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| Example | "the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons" | |
| Synonym | responsive | |
| Broader | sensitive | Responsive to physical stimuli |
| Spanish | reactivo | |
| Nouns | reactivity | responsive to stimulation |
| Verbs | react | show a response or a reaction to something |
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