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Uncommonchain reaction
The correct spelling is chain reaction.
How to pronounce chain reaction
noun
Say it like: Cha-yn -ree-csh-on
The correct spelling is chain reaction. A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms. For example: "The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction."
Usage Examples
“The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction.”
“The bombs all exploded in a chain reaction.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
- 2.A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.
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