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chain reactions

chain reactions is the plural of chain reaction.

Meaning of chain reaction

Noun

chain reaction (plural chain reactions)

  1. (physical) A chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback.
    • polymerase chain reaction
  2. (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
    • The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction.
  3. (figuratively) A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.
    • You need the evening action / A place to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance / It's a chain reaction / You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance1980, George Benson, “Give Me the Night (song)”, in Give Me the Night (album)

Questions about chain reactions

What is chain reactions the plural of?
Chain reactions is the plural of chain reaction.

Words near chain reactions in the dictionary

  1. chain pipe
  2. chain pipes
  3. chain pump
  4. chain pumps
  5. chain reaction
  6. chain reactions
  7. chain rule
  8. chain saw
  9. chain saws
  10. chain shift
  11. chain shifts

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