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noun Electricity.

the component in an alternating-current circuit that does not contribute power because it is 90° out of phase with the voltage or current.

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Origin of reactive component

First recorded in 1910–15

Lakes on Titan are full of methane, and the chemical is a major component of the giant planets Jupiter, Neptune, and so forth.
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These are reactive, not proactive, stances, and they do little to offer substantive solutions.
Men Need A Better Men’s Rights Movement|Nancy Kaffer|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it is the designs for less formal occasions where Kate has found a fundamental component of her working wardrobe.
Kate Middleton, the Preggers Fashion Princess|Tom Sykes|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ultimately it is liberty, of which artistic freedom is a key component, which distinguishes the Jewish State from its enemies.
See the Met’s ‘Klinghoffer,’ Then Judge It|James Kirchick|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Oxygen is an extremely reactive chemical, corroding metals, rusting iron, and fueling fires.
Why Did It Take So Long For Complex Life To Evolve On Earth? Blame Oxygen.|Matthew R. Francis|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The flute, a component part of the organ, is one of the most ancient of musical instruments.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Avowe is all one word, though its component parts were often written apart.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
If the web is a braced web, then the vertical component of the stress in the web bars cut by the section must be equal to S.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
In such cases it is extremely likely that an ion of the salt in question forms a complex ion with a component of the solution.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The sign always denotes the character of the charge on the first component written in the subscript to .
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz