Reaction ¹

Definition: Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.

Reaction ²

Definition: The mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these agents, with the production of new compounds or the manifestation of distinctive characters. See Blowpipe reaction, Flame reaction, under Blowpipe, and Flame.

Reaction ³

Definition: An action induced by vital resistance to some other action; depression or exhaustion of vital force consequent on overexertion or overstimulation; heightened activity and overaction succeeding depression or shock.

Reaction ⁴

Definition: The force which a body subjected to the action of a force from another body exerts upon the latter body in the opposite direction.

Reaction ⁵

Definition: Backward tendency or movement after revolution, reform, or great progress in any direction.

reaction ⁶

Definition: 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 ⁷

Definition: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"

reaction ⁸

Definition: an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"

reaction ⁹

Definition: extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"

reaction ¹⁰

Definition: 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 ¹¹

Definition: (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 ¹²

Definition: (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"