| NOUN | process | chain reaction | a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next |
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| process | chain reaction | a self-sustaining nuclear reaction |
| Meaning | A series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next. | |
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| Broader | chemical reaction, reaction | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others |
| Spanish | reacción en cadena | |
| Meaning | A self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others. | |
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| Broader | nuclear reaction | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei |
| Spanish | reacción en cadena | |
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