chain reaction
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1. a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | chemical reaction, reaction, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (noun.process) |
2. a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | nuclear reaction, |
| definition | : | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei (noun.process) |
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