Chain reaction

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback.

"polymerase chain reaction"

2.NounA nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.

"The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction."

3.NounA series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.

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