Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chain reaction

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: chain re-ac-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback.

noun

A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.

noun

A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.

Example Sentences

"polymerase chain reaction"
"The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction."
"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"
"That is, systemic risk is the risk of a chain reaction of falling interconnected dominos."

Inflected Forms

chain reactions (plural)

Phrases

polymerase chain reaction

Questions

What does chain reaction mean?: A chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback.

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