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reactive

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. reactive (adjective)
  2. reactive coil (noun)
  3. reactive component (noun)
  4. reactive factor (noun)
  5. reactive load (noun)
  6. reactive power (noun)
  7. reactive volt-amperes (noun plural)
  8. C-reactive protein (noun)
  9. fiber-reactive dye (noun)
  10. cross-reaction (noun)

re·ac·tive

adj \rē-ˈak-tiv\

Definition of REACTIVE

1
: of, relating to, or marked by reaction or reactance
2
a : readily responsive to a stimulus b : occurring as a result of stress or emotional upset <reactive depression>
— re·ac·tive·ly adverb
— re·ac·tive·ness noun
— re·ac·tiv·i·ty \(ˌ)rē-ˌak-ˈti-və-tē\ noun
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Examples of REACTIVE

  1. The government's response to the problem was reactive rather than proactive.

First Known Use of REACTIVE

1794

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

Rhymes with REACTIVE

abstractive, attractive, contractive, detractive, distractive, extractive, impactive, inactive, proactive, protractive, refractive, subtractive

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