chain reactor

chain re·ac·tor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheyn ree-ak-ter]
- /tʃeɪn riˈæk tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheyn ree-ak-ter]
- /tʃeɪn riˈæk tər/

Definition of chain reactor words

noun chain reactor reactor (def 4). 1

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Origin of chain reactor

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Chain reactor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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chain reactor popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for chain reactor

noun chain reactor

reactor — a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
atomic pile — nuclear reactor
pile — the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
atomic reactor — reactor (def 4).
breeder reactor — a type of nuclear reactor that produces more fissionable material than it consumes

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