reaction | doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like, his style of painting was a reaction against cubism |
reaction response | a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent, a bad reaction to the medicine, his responses have slowed with age |
immune response immune reaction immunologic response | 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 |
anamnestic response anamnestic reaction | renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen |
reflex reflex response reflex action instinctive reflex innate reflex inborn reflex unconditioned reflex physiological reaction | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
conditional reflex conditioned reflex acquired reflex conditional reaction conditioned reaction conditional response conditioned response | an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus |
learned reaction learned response | a reaction that has been acquired by learning |
startle response startle reaction | a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise), involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions |
succession sequence | the action of following in order, he played the trumps in sequence |
transfusion reaction | 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 |
reaction-propulsion engine reaction engine | a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream |
reaction turbine | a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust |
sequence episode | film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie |
sequence chronological sequence succession successiveness chronological succession | a following of one thing after another in time, the doctor saw a sequence of patients |
Wassermann test Wasserman reaction Wassermann | a blood test to detect syphilis, a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema, a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection |
third law of motion Newton's third law of motion Newton's third law law of action and reaction | action and reaction are equal and opposite |
reaction | an idea evoked by some experience, his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do |
reaction | extreme conservatism in political or social matters, the forces of reaction carried the election |
sequence | several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys |
Irish National Liberation Army INLA People's Liberation Army People's Republican Army Catholic Reaction Force | a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland |
Fibonacci sequence | a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers |
sequence | serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern, the sequence of names was alphabetical, he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA |
reaction | a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude, he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance, John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp |
reaction | (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body, every action has an equal and opposite reaction |
reaction propulsion | propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum |
addition reaction | a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another |
aldol reaction | a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol |
chain reaction | a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next |
chain reaction | a self-sustaining nuclear reaction, a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others |
chemical reaction reaction | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others, there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water |
decomposition decomposition reaction chemical decomposition reaction | (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance |
defense mechanism defense reaction defence mechanism defence reaction defense defence | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
displacement displacement reaction | (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound |
double decomposition double decomposition reaction metathesis | a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (ABCDADCB) |
double replacement reaction | a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound |
elimination reaction | a chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecules |
endoergic reaction | a nuclear reaction occurring with absorption of energy |
endothermic reaction | a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat |
exoergic reaction | a nuclear reaction accompanied by the evolution of energy |
exothermic reaction | a chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat |
fusion nuclear fusion nuclear fusion reaction | a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy |
light reaction | the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP |
neutralization neutralisation neutralization reaction neutralisation reaction | a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt, with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water |
nuclear reaction | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei |
photochemical reaction | a chemical reaction produced by the action of light |
quellung quellung reaction | the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody, the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms, pneumococcus quellung |
reaction formation | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them, his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive |
thermonuclear reaction | a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun) |
insulin shock insulin reaction | hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma |
generalized anxiety disorder GAD anxiety reaction | an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months |