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a process in which the structure and energy content of an atomic nucleus are changed by interaction with another nucleus or particle

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How to use nuclear reaction in a sentence

But I think Steve Austin has to team up with a Japanese holdout to stop a nuclear bomb from going off or something.
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We haven't had any real fan reaction yet, but our collective fingers are crossed.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Or how kicking a reaction-less eunuch in the crotch over and over again is comedy.
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Your general reaction runs along the lines of: “When will these geezers give it up and go for a mall walk or something?”
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Jundullah and Jaish ul Adl sprang up “in reaction to that kind of oppression,” he said.
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While this reaction lasted he laughed away the evidence, and honestly believed he was exaggerating trifles.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Ordinarily the diazo appears a little earlier than the Widal reaction—about the fourth or fifth day—but it may be delayed.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
For Lettice—the tender woman of his first acquaintance—had obviously experienced a moment of reaction.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Upon careful inspection, however, delicate nuclear bands connecting the parts can usually be seen.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When applied to the diagnosis of typhoid fever, the phenomenon is known as the Widal reaction.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

Scientific definitions for nuclear reaction

nuclear reaction

A process, such as fission, fusion, or radioactive decay, in which the structure of an atomic nucleus is altered through release of energy or mass or by being broken apart. See more at fission fusion.

Cultural definitions for nuclear reaction

nuclear reaction

A reaction that changes the number of protons or neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. There are several kinds of nuclear reactions, including the fragmentation of large nuclei into smaller ones (nuclear fission), the building up of small nuclei into larger ones (nuclear fusion), and changes begun by collisions with elementary particles or other nuclei (as in particle accelerators).

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