chain reaction

Noun
  1. A series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next (synset 113466652)
    is a type of: chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
  2. A self-sustaining nuclear reaction;
    A series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others (synset 113466797)
    is a type of: nuclear reaction - (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei

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