reactor
[ ree-ak-ter ]
/ riˈæk tər /
noun
Electricity.
a device whose primary purpose is to introduce reactance into a circuit.
Immunology, Veterinary Medicine.
a patient or animal that reacts positively towards a foreign material.
Also called atomic pile, chain reactor, chain-reacting pile, nuclear reactor, pile. Physics.
an apparatus in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction can be initiated, sustained, and controlled, for generating heat or producing useful radiation.
Chemistry.
(especially in industry) a large container, as a vat, for processes in which the substances involved undergo a chemical reaction.
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reactor
/ (rɪˈæktə) /
noun
chem
a substance, such as a reagent, that undergoes a reaction
short for nuclear reactor
a vessel, esp one in industrial use, in which a chemical reaction takes place
a coil of low resistance and high inductance that introduces reactance into a circuit
med
a person sensitive to a particular drug or agent