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Word: Reaction
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: from re-+ action, originally suggested by medieval Latin reactio(n-), from react- ‘done again’ (see react)
rɪˈakʃn
something done, felt, or thought in response to a situation or event
Short Definition:something done, felt, or thought in response to situation or event
Examples:- my immediate reaction was one of relief
- prices fell in reaction to intense competition
a chemical process in which substances act mutually on each other and are changed into different substances, or one substance changes into other substances
Short Definition:chemical process in which substances act mutually on each other and are changed into different substances
Examples:- a chemical reaction caused by a build-up of particular sodium salts
a force exerted in opposition to an applied force
Short Definition:force exerted in opposition to applied force
Examples:- the law of action and reaction
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