Word Finder - reaction

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An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.

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The announcement of the verdict brought a violent reaction.

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A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition.

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In this reaction, the acid and base will neutralize each other, producing a salt.

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Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant.

We could tell by his reaction the news wasn't good.

When she saw my reaction, she added.

I was amazed at his reaction to a simple compliment.

Not exactly the reaction she had expected, but certainly not a negative one.

He could not deny his foremost reaction was the desire for more.

I'd witnessed his reaction the prior night.

At the mention of the name, there was a noticeable reaction from all members of the Dawkins' clan.

It was not an uncommon reaction.

Did I feel any guilt in not letting Julie know Howie's reaction to my pronouncement?

Interested in the strong reaction, Taran pushed his eye- band up to see her.

Howie offered little and without seeing his facial reaction, I couldn't tell how he stood.

Pure reaction but it got you in the door in a hurry.

He'd seen Fitzgerald's reaction at the mention of the vodka.

It was not a reaction the Deans expected when Effie read the sordid confirmation her great aunt was a prostitute and carrying on an adulterous affair.

He sprinted, geared down, and just lolled along, experimenting with his body's reaction to the various phases and ultimately pleased with its response to his multiple tests.

She hadn't been able to sleep, she told him, wondering what his reaction would be, if in fact she might be pregnant.

Sensing my reaction she added, It's sort of what I do in my job; research things.

She tried to question me on Howie's reaction to my phone call, but I remained mum.

Cynthia asked, surprised by his reaction.

He looked for my reaction.

He backed up slightly, bracing for her reaction.

But although welcomed with enthusiasm Reaction on his return to Turin, he introduced a system of in the reaction which, if less brutal, was no less uncom- Italian promising than that of Austrian archdukes or Bourbon States.

This cautious compromise sanctioned by the Church does not represent the extremest reaction against nominalism.

By 1550, when he summoned his second diet, a reaction in his favour began, and the lingering petulance of the gentry was sternly rebuked by Kmita, the marshal of the diet, who openly accused them of attempting to diminish unduly the legislative prerogative of the crown.

She dropped the picture in his lap and watched his reaction.

Damian studied him, curious about the reaction.

Praying she hadn't missed some term of the deal, she waited for his reaction.

She waited for some sort of reaction.

Jennifer Radisson had displayed the same reaction.

At that point, the doctor paused, watching her as though waiting for a reaction.

She actually had no intent of inviting him to the house, but thought it might rouse a reaction.

When she did, Alex stopped and waited for her reaction.

He nodded, studying her face for a reaction.

They seemed to be waiting for her reaction.

He stared at her, and she flung the plate at him, furious at his lack of reaction.

She was about to sneak away when A'Ran's sword lowered, and he turned, alerted by the boy's reaction.

The others looked at him, surprised at the depth of his reaction.

When he hit the master switch that bathed all the cars at once in light, he turned to watch her reaction.

He nodded, clearly pleased by her reaction.

Some of these have a neutral reaction, others react as feeble acids.

The objection to the case of these colour reactions is due to the indefinite nature of the reaction and the doubt as to the constant presence of a definite chemical compound in a given species.

In order to prepare pure alumina, bauxite and sodium carbonate were heated in a furnace until the reaction was complete; the product was then extracted with water to dissolve the sodium aluminate, the solution treated with carbon dioxide, and the precipitate removed and dried.

Although the copper took no part in the reaction, its employment was found indispensable, as otherwise the aluminium partly volatilized, and partly combined with the carbon to form a carbide.

Casa is chiefly remarkable as the leader of a reaction in lyric poetry against the universal imitation of Petrarch, and as the originator of a style, which, if less soft and elegant, was more nervous and majestic than that which it replaced.

Under the reign of Kalakaua (1874-1891) there was a strong reaction towards heathenism, but since the annexation of the islands by the United States of America the various churches of that land have taken up the task of evangelization and consolidation.

He still fought for reaction in his new office of president of the Senate.

The 8th century witnessed in deed a heathen reaction; but it was checked by the arrival in Bavaria about 734 of St Boniface, who organized the Bavarian church and founded or restored bishoprics at Salzburg, Freising, Regensburg and Passau.

The earlier years of his reign were marked by a liberal spirit and the reform, especially, of the financial administration; but the revolutions of 1831 frightened him into reaction, which was accentuated by the opposition of the parliament to his expenditure on building and works of art.

The ketones are of neutral reaction, the lower members of the series being colourless, volatile, pleasant-smelling liquids.

These changes were the outcome of a gradual reaction in a conservative direction.