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    Chain re·ac·tion
    /ˌCHān rēˈakSHən/

    noun

    • 1. a chemical reaction or other process in which the products themselves promote or spread the reaction, which under certain conditions may accelerate dramatically.
  2. The meaning of CHAIN REACTION is a series of events so related to each other that each one initiates the next. How to use chain reaction in a sentence.

  3. A chain reaction is a series of events or changes that cause each other, or a nuclear reaction that releases neutrons. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of chain reaction from Cambridge Dictionary.

  4. chain reaction. In chemistry and physics, a self-sustaining series of reactions. In a chain reaction in a uranium -based nuclear reactor, for example, a single neutron causes the nucleus of a uranium atom to undergo fission. In the process, two or three more neutrons are released.

  5. A chain reaction is a series of events or changes that cause each other, or a nuclear reaction that releases neutrons. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of chain reaction from Cambridge Dictionary.

  6. A chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions to take place. In a chain reaction, positive feedback leads to a self-amplifying chain of events.

  7. All it takes is one misplaced or mistimed trade, one small bit of misinformation or incorrect data, to set off a chain reaction.

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  9. Learn the meaning of chain reaction as a series of events or a chemical or nuclear change that causes similar changes. See how chain reaction applies to economics, physics, and chemistry.

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