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Reaction
riˈakʃn
- something done, felt, or thought in response to a situation or event
"my immediate reaction was one of relief"
- a person's ability to respond physically and mentally to external stimuli
"a skilled driver with quick reactions"
- an adverse physiological response to a substance that has been breathed in, ingested, or touched
"such allergic reactions as hay fever and asthma"
- a mode of thinking or behaving that is deliberately different from previous modes of thought and behaviour
"the work of these painters was a reaction against Fauvism"
- opposition to political or social progress or reform
"the institution is under threat from the forces of reaction"
- a chemical process in which substances act mutually on each other and are changed into different substances, or one substance changes into other substances
"a chemical reaction caused by a build-up of particular sodium salts"
- an analogous transformation of atomic nuclei or other particles
"reactions between photons and electrically charged atomic particles"
- a force exerted in opposition to an applied force
"the law of action and reaction"