reaction
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1. doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | opposition, resistance, |
| definition | : | the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | backlash, |
| definition | : | an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence (noun.act) |
2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | automatism, |
| definition | : | any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | rebound, |
| definition | : | a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | overreaction, |
| definition | : | an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response, |
| definition | : | a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | tropism, |
| definition | : | an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | taxis, |
| definition | : | a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | kinesis, |
| definition | : | a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | double take, |
| definition | : | a delayed reaction indicating surprise (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | passage, passing, |
| definition | : | a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | answer, |
| definition | : | a nonverbal reaction (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | transfusion reaction, |
| definition | : | reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death (noun.act) |
3. an idea evoked by some experience (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | idea, thought, |
| definition | : | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition) |
4. extreme conservatism in political or social matters (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | conservatism, conservativism, |
| definition | : | a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes (noun.cognition) |
5. a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | response, |
| definition | : | a result (noun.phenomenon) |
6. (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | force, |
| definition | : | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon) |
| domain category | : | mechanics, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference (noun.cognition) |
7. (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | addition reaction, |
| definition | : | a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | aldol reaction, |
| definition | : | a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | chain reaction, |
| definition | : | a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | displacement, displacement reaction, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | elimination reaction, |
| definition | : | a chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecules (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | endothermic reaction, |
| definition | : | a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | exothermic reaction, |
| definition | : | a chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | hydrolysis, |
| definition | : | a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization, |
| definition | : | the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | reducing, reduction, |
| definition | : | any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | saponification, |
| definition | : | a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap) (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
8. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent (noun.act)
| derivation | : | react, respond, |
| definition | : | show a response or a reaction to something (verb.cognition) |
9. extreme conservatism in political or social matters (noun.cognition)
10. a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | react, respond, |
| definition | : | show a response or a reaction to something (verb.cognition) |
11. (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (noun.process)
| derivation | : | react, |
| definition | : | undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions (verb.change) |
12. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent (noun.act)
| derivation | : | react, respond, |
| definition | : | show a response or a reaction to something (verb.cognition) |
13. extreme conservatism in political or social matters (noun.cognition)
14. a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | react, respond, |
| definition | : | show a response or a reaction to something (verb.cognition) |
15. (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (noun.process)
| derivation | : | react, |
| definition | : | undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions (verb.change) |
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