noun
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
• Syn: ↑atomic pile, ↑atomic reactor, ↑pile
• Hypernyms: ↑nuclear reactor, ↑reactor
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noun : reactor
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Physics.
reactor (def. 4).
[1940-45]
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chain reactor noun
A nuclear reactor
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Main Entry: ↑chain
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chain reactor,
= reactor. (Cf. ↑reactor)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.