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chain reaction
Overview of noun chain-reaction
The noun chain reaction has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) chain reaction -- (a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next)
2. chain reaction -- (a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chain-reaction
2 senses of chain reaction
Sense 1
chain reaction
=> chemical reaction, reaction
=> chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
=> natural process, natural action, action, activity
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
chain reaction
=> nuclear reaction
=> natural process, natural action, action, activity
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun chain-reaction
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chain-reaction
2 senses of chain reaction
Sense 1
chain reaction
=> chemical reaction, reaction
Sense 2
chain reaction
=> nuclear reaction
Antonyms of noun chain-reaction
Member Holonyms of noun chain-reaction
Substance Holonyms of noun chain-reaction
Part Holonyms of noun chain-reaction
Member Meronyms of noun chain-reaction
Substance Meronyms of noun chain-reaction
Part Meronyms of noun chain-reaction
Meronyms of noun chain-reaction
Holonyms of noun chain-reaction
Attributes of noun chain-reaction
Derived Forms of noun chain-reaction
Domain of noun chain-reaction
Domain Terms of noun chain-reaction
Familiarity of noun chain-reaction
chain reaction used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun chain-reaction
2 senses of chain reaction
Sense 1
chain reaction
> chemical reaction, reaction
=> addition reaction
=> aldol reaction
=> chain reaction
=> chemical equilibrium, equilibrium
=> decomposition, decomposition reaction, chemical decomposition reaction
=> displacement, displacement reaction
=> double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, metathesis
=> elimination reaction
=> endothermic reaction
=> exothermic reaction
=> hydrolysis
=> neutralization, neutralisation, neutralization reaction, neutralisation reaction
=> oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation
=> oxidation-reduction, oxidoreduction, redox
=> photochemical reaction
=> reduction, reducing
=> saponification
Sense 2
chain reaction
> nuclear reaction
=> chain reaction
=> decay, radioactive decay, disintegration
=> endoergic reaction
=> exoergic reaction
=> fission, nuclear fission
=> fusion, nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction
=> spallation
Meronyms of noun chain-reaction
2 senses of chain reaction
Holonyms of noun chain-reaction
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