Crossword-Solution: REACTION
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Reaction | n. | Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action. |
| Reaction | n. | The mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these agents, with the production of new compounds or the manifestation of distinctive characters. See Blowpipe reaction, Flame reaction, under Blowpipe, and Flame. |
| Reaction | n. | An action induced by vital resistance to some other action; depression or exhaustion of vital force consequent on overexertion or overstimulation; heightened activity and overaction succeeding depression or shock. |
| Reaction | n. | The force which a body subjected to the action of a force from another body exerts upon the latter body in the opposite direction. |
| Reaction | n. | Backward tendency or movement after revolution, reform, or great progress in any direction. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| REACTION | anagram | ACTIONER, CREATION |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with REACTION (5)
The fact that four centuries had neither proved it to be founded on a mistake, inspired any hatred of its purpose, nor given rise to any reaction that had battered it down, invested this simple grey effort of old minds with a repose, if not a grandeur, which a too curious reflection was apt to disturb in its ecclesiastical and military compeers.
The digestive processes and their reaction upon the nervous system sap our strength and colour our minds.
Other OS groups at Honeywell began referring to it as `God's Chosen Operating System', allegedly in reaction to the GCOS crowd's uninformed and snotty attitude about the superiority of their product.
The question of how people will tag the text is in large part a function of their reaction to what SPERBERG-McQUEEN termed the issue of reproducibility.
Besides articulating the Negro's emotional reaction to prejudice and discrimination, the Negro Renaissance depicted other aspects of the Afro-American culture.
Quotes with REACTION (3)
A complete stranger has the capacity to alter the life of another irrevocably. This domino effect has the capacity to change the course of an entire world. That is what life is; a chain reaction of individuals colliding with others and influencing their lives without realizing it. A decision that seems miniscule to you, may be monumental to the fate of the world.
The behavior of a human being in sexual matters is often a prototype for the whole of his other modes of reaction in life.
A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 20 times in crossword archives (1961–2025).