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Definition of React
1. Verb. Show a response or a reaction to something.
Specialized synonyms: Treat, Bristle, Flip, Flip Out, Overreact, Answer, Accept, Stool, Respond, Greet, Explode, Accept, Answer, Decline, Refuse, Accept, Consent, Go For, Marvel, Wonder, Acknowledge, Notice, Refuse, Reject, Resist
Generic synonyms: Act, Move
Derivative terms: Reaction, Reaction, Reactive, Respondent, Respondent, Responder, Responsive
2. Verb. Act against or in opposition to. "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
Generic synonyms: Act, Move
Specialized synonyms: Act On, Follow Up On, Pursue, Buck, Go Against
Derivative terms: Opponent, Opposer
3. Verb. Undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions. "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Specialized synonyms: Bromate, Brominate
Derivative terms: Reactant, Reaction, Reactive
Definition of React
1. v. t. To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome.
2. v. i. To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state.
Definition of React
1. Verb. To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome. ¹
2. Verb. To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state. ¹
3. Verb. To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition. ¹
4. Verb. (rare spelling of (react)) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of React
1. to respond to a stimulus [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of React
1. 1. To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state. 2. To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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