reaction chain

  • 51chain-react — [chān′rē akt′] vi. to be involved in or subjected to a chain reaction …

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  • 52chain-re|act|ing — «CHAYN ree AK tihng», adjective. (of a substance) that produces a chain reaction …

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  • 53chain reaction — chain re action noun count a series of events that happens very fast, with each event causing the next one a. a series of chemical reactions, each one of which causes the next one …

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  • 54Chain reaction (disambiguation) — A chain reaction is a type of chemical or nuclear reaction in which the formation of one product leads directly to another or series of any events where each one is triggered by the previous event. Chain reaction or The Chain reaction may also… …

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  • 55Chain Reaction — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Chain reaction est le terme anglais pour désigner une réaction en chaîne. Cinéma et télévision Chain Reaction (Tsepnaya reaktsiya) est un film russe… …

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  • 56chain reaction — 1. Physics. a self sustaining reaction in which the fission of nuclei of one generation of nuclei produces particles that cause the fission of at least an equal number of nuclei of the succeeding generation. 2. Chem. a reaction that results in a… …

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  • 57Réaction en chaîne par polymérase — Pour les articles homonymes, voir PCR. Diagramme des 4 premiers cycles de la PCR L amplification en chaîne par polymérase ou réaction en chaîne par polymérase (PCR est l abréviation anglaise de polymerase chain rea …

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  • 58Chain — n. & v. n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical purpose. b something resembling this (formed a human chain). 2 (in pl.) a fetters used to confine prisoners. b any restraining force. 3 a sequence,… …

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  • 59chain — n. & v. n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical purpose. b something resembling this (formed a human chain). 2 (in pl.) a fetters used to confine prisoners. b any restraining force. 3 a sequence,… …

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  • 60Chain termination — For the DNA sequencing method, see DNA sequencing#Chain termination methods. Chain termination is any chemical reaction that ceases the formation of reactive intermediates in a chain propagation step in the course of a polymerization, effectively …

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