- chain-react
- intransitive verb see chain reaction
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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chain-react — [chān′rē akt′] vi. to be involved in or subjected to a chain reaction … English World dictionary
chain-react — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from chain reaction : to take part in or undergo chain reaction * * * /chayn ree akt /, v.i. to undergo or produce a chain reaction: Riots chain reacted from one area to another in the… … Useful english dictionary
chain-react — /chayn ree akt /, v.i. to undergo or produce a chain reaction: Riots chain reacted from one area to another in the city. * * * … Universalium
chain-react — /tʃeɪn riˈækt/ (say chayn ree akt) verb (i) to undergo a chain reaction …
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