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chain reaction en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. (physical) A chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback.
   • polymerase chain reaction
2. (qualifier:nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
   • The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction.
3. (figuratively) A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.
   • That is, systemic risk is the risk of a chain reaction of falling interconnected dominos. 2010, Robert W. Kolb, Lessons from the Financial Crisis, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
   • You need the evening action / A place to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance / It's a chain reaction / You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance 1980, George Benson, “Give Me the Night (song)”, in Give Me the Night (album):

Forms

Deriveds

polymerase chain reaction

Translations (90)

cs řetězová reakce (series of events) · kn ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯಾಶ್ರೇಣಿ (type of nuclear reaction) · sk reťazová reakcia (series of events) · el αλυσιδωτή αντίδραση (type of nuclear reaction) · ca reacció en cadena (type of nuclear reaction) · kn ಸಾಲುಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ (type of nuclear reaction) · nl kettingreactie (type of nuclear reaction) · sl verižna reakcija (type of nuclear reaction) · nn kjedereaksjon (series of events) · fi ketjureaktio (type of nuclear reaction) · fo ketureaktión (type of nuclear reaction) · cmn 連鎖反應 /连锁反应 (series of events) · uk ланцюго́ва реа́кція (type of nuclear reaction) · ka ჯაჭვური რეაქცია (type of nuclear reaction) · ga imoibriú slabhrúil (type of nuclear reaction) · fo ketureaktión (series of events) · tr zincirleme reaksiyon (type of nuclear reaction) · fa واکنش زنجیرهای (type of nuclear reaction) · ja 連鎖反応 (series of events) · vi phản ứng dây chuyền (type of nuclear reaction) · es reacción en cadena (type of nuclear reaction) · it reazione a catena (type of nuclear reaction) · sk reťazová reakcia (type of nuclear reaction) · be ланцуго́вая рэа́кцыя (series of events) · da kædereaktion (type of nuclear reaction) · ka ჯაჭვური რეაქცია (series of events) · hu láncreakció (type of nuclear reaction) · gl reacción en cadea (type of nuclear reaction) · nn kjedereaksjon (type of nuclear reaction) · ru цепна́я реа́кция (series of events) · ru цепна́я реа́кция (type of nuclear reaction) · lv ķēdes reakcija (type of nuclear reaction) · nb kjedereaksjon (type of nuclear reaction) · fr réaction en chaîne (type of nuclear reaction) · pt reação em cadeia (series of events) · cmn 鏈式反應 /链式反应 (type of nuclear reaction) · de Kettenreaktion (type of nuclear reaction) · nb kjedereaksjon (series of events) · ja 連鎖反応 (type of nuclear reaction) · pt reação em cadeia (type of nuclear reaction) · sv kedjereaktion (type of nuclear reaction) · da kædereaktion (series of events) · mk верижна реакција (type of nuclear reaction) · kn ಸರಣಿ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (type of nuclear reaction) · eu kate-erreakzio (type of nuclear reaction) · tl patanikalang tambisa (type of nuclear reaction) · tr zincir reaksiyon (type of nuclear reaction) · fr réaction en chaîne (series of events) · ms tindak balas berantai (series of events) · sh ла̀нчана реа̀кција (type of nuclear reaction) · es reacción catenaria (type of nuclear reaction) · id reaksi berantai (type of nuclear reaction) · hy շղթայական ռեակցիա (type of nuclear reaction) · pl reakcja łańcuchowa (type of nuclear reaction) · hi शृंखला अभिक्रिया (type of nuclear reaction) · es reacción catenaria (series of events) · vi phản ứng dây chuyền (series of events) · ms reaksi berantai (series of events) · fi ketjureaktio (series of events) · et ahelreaktsioon (type of nuclear reaction) · kn ಸರಣಿಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ (type of nuclear reaction) · ro reacție în lanț (type of nuclear reaction) · ar تَفَاعُل مُتَسَلْسِل (type of nuclear reaction) · uk ланцюго́ва реа́кція (series of events) · be ланцуго́вая рэа́кцыя (type of nuclear reaction) · sv kedjereaktion (series of events) · af kettingreaksie (type of nuclear reaction) · cmn 鏈反應 /链反应 (type of nuclear reaction) · pl reakcja łańcuchowa (series of events) · az zəncirvari reaksiya (type of nuclear reaction) · sh lànčana reàkcija (type of nuclear reaction) · he תְּגוּבַת שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת (type of nuclear reaction) · bn ধারাবাহিক প্রক্রিয়া (type of nuclear reaction) · ko 연쇄반응 (type of nuclear reaction) · eo ĉena reakcio (type of nuclear reaction) · bg вери́жна реа́кция (type of nuclear reaction) · nl kettingreactie (series of events) · cy adwaith cadwyn (type of nuclear reaction) · hu láncreakció (series of events) · ht reyaksyon an chenn (type of nuclear reaction) · ms reaksi berantai (type of nuclear reaction) · kk тізбекті реакция (type of nuclear reaction) · tr zincirleme tepki (series of events) · sl verižna reakcija (series of events) · ms tindak balas berantai (type of nuclear reaction) · cs řetězová reakce (type of nuclear reaction) · am የሰንሰለት ድርጊት (type of nuclear reaction) · it reazione a catena (series of events) · sq reaksion zinxhi (type of nuclear reaction) · de Kettenreaktion (series of events)