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reactor

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Pronunciation: US /riˈæktər/ · UK /riˈæktə/

Forms: reactors

reactor means: A machine that produces heat by splitting atoms, often to make electricity.

noun

NUCLEAR DEVICEB2

A machine that produces heat by splitting atoms, often to make electricity.

  • The reactor produces heat.
  • Engineers shut down the nuclear reactor yesterday.
  • The plant’s two reactors supply electricity to nearby cities.

Similar words: nuclear reactor

Common phrases: nuclear reactor, reactor core, power reactor

REACTION CONTAINERC1

A container or machine in which chemicals change when they are mixed, heated, or treated.

  • The chemicals enter a reactor.
  • They heated the mixture inside the reactor.
  • The factory uses three reactors to make this material.

Similar words: reaction vessel

Common phrases: chemical reactor, reactor vessel, inside the reactor

RESPONDING PERSONC2

A person who responds to something that happens or is suggested.

  • He is a slow reactor.
  • Quick reactors answered before the question was finished.
  • As a reactor to criticism, she tends to stay calm.

How to use it: reactor to something (She is a quick reactor to sudden changes.)

Similar words: responder

Common phrases: quick reactor, slow reactor

REACTING CHEMICALC2

A chemical that changes when it touches or mixes with another chemical.

  • This substance acts as a reactor.
  • The reactor changed color when acid was added.
  • They tested several reactors with the same solution.

Similar words: reactant, reagent

Common phrases: chemical reactor, add a reactor

Questions about reactor

What does reactor mean?

A machine that produces heat by splitting atoms, often to make electricity.

What is reactor in other languages?

Türkçe: nükleer reaktör · Español: reactor nuclear · Français: réacteur nucléaire · Deutsch: Kernreaktor · Italiano: reattore nucleare · 日本語: 原子炉

How do you pronounce reactor?

In American English /riˈæktər/; in British English /riˈæktə/.

How do you use reactor in a sentence?

The reactor produces heat. Engineers shut down the nuclear reactor yesterday.

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