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Detailed Translations for chain reaction from English to French

chain reaction:

chain reaction [the ~] noun

  1. the chain reaction

Translation Matrix for chain reaction:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
réaction en chaîne chain reaction

Synonyms for "chain reaction":

  • chemical reaction; reaction
  • nuclear reaction

Related Definitions for "chain reaction":

  1. a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next1
  2. a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others1

Wiktionary Translations for chain reaction:

chain reaction
noun
  1. series of events
  2. nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms
chain reaction
noun
  1. chimie|fr Réaction complexe au cours de laquelle un ou plusieurs intermédiaires réactionnels, qui sont souvent des radicaux, sont continuellement régénérés par la répétition d'un cycle d'étapes élémentaires, dites « étapes de propagation ».

Cross Translation:
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chain reaction réaction en chaîne KettenreaktionChemie, Physik: Reaktion, bei der nach einer Startreaktion mehrere Reaktionen hintereinander ablaufen

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