reactor

[ ree-ak-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.

  2. Electricity. a device whose primary purpose is to introduce reactance into a circuit.

  1. Immunology, Veterinary Medicine. a patient or animal that reacts positively towards a foreign material.

  2. Physics. nuclear reactor.

  3. Chemistry. (especially in industry) a large container, as a vat, for processes in which the substances involved undergo a chemical reaction.

Origin of reactor

1
First recorded in 1885–90; 1940–45 for def. 4; react + -or2

Other words from reactor

  • non·re·ac·tor, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for reactor

reactor

/ (rɪˈæktə) /


noun
  1. chem a substance, such as a reagent, that undergoes a reaction

  2. short for nuclear reactor

  1. a vessel, esp one in industrial use, in which a chemical reaction takes place

  2. a coil of low resistance and high inductance that introduces reactance into a circuit

  3. med a person sensitive to a particular drug or agent

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