'chain reaction' definitions:
Definition of 'chain reaction'
(from WordNet)
noun
A series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
noun
A self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others
Synonyms of 'chain reaction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alpha decay,
- array,
- articulation,
- atom-chipping,
- atom-smashing,
- atomic disintegration,
- atomic reaction,
- atomization,
- bank,
- beta decay,
- bombardment,
- breeding,
- bullet,
- buzz,
- catena,
- catenation,
- chain,
- chain of circumstances,
- chaining,
- chapter of accidents,
- cleavage,
- concatenation,
- concatenation of events,
- connection,
- consecution,
- continuum,
- course,
- cycle,
- descent,
- disintegration series,
- dissociation,
- drone,
- endless belt,
- endless round,
- exchange reaction,
- feast and famine,
- file,
- filiation,
- fission,
- fission reaction,
- gamma decay,
- gamut,
- gradation,
- hum,
- Indian file,
- ins and outs,
- ionization,
- line,
- lineage,
- monotone,
- neutron reaction,
- nexus,
- nonreversible reaction,
- nuclear fission,
- nucleization,
- pendulum,
- periodicity,
- photodisintegration,
- plenum,
- powder train,
- progression,
- proton gun,
- proton reaction,
- queue,
- range,
- rank,
- recurrence,
- reticulation,
- reversible reaction,
- rotation,
- round,
- routine,
- row,
- run,
- scale,
- sequence,
- series,
- single file,
- spectrum,
- splitting the atom,
- stimulation,
- string,
- succession,
- swath,
- target,
- thermonuclear reaction,
- thread,
- tier,
- train,
- ups and downs,
- vicious circle,
- vicissitudes,
- vicissitudes of fortune,
- windrow