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Chain reaction

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  1. 1
    A chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback. physical

    "polymerase chain reaction"

  2. 2
    a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next wordnet
  3. 3
    A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.

    "The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction."

  4. 4
    a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others wordnet
  5. 5
    A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next. figuratively

    "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"

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