reaction
US /riˈækʃən/
Definition
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Customers had a very positive reaction to the redesigned website.
Word Family
Synonyms
- responsea result
- feedbackthe process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
Collocations
- Easy immediate reaction to good newsdescribing immediate reaction to good news (of the present time and place)
- Medium monitor customer reaction to product launchto monitor customer reaction to product launch, meaning to keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
- Hard trigger an adverse regulatory reactionto trigger an adverse regulatory reaction, meaning to put in motion or move to act
- Very Hard set off a chain reaction across global supply chainsto establish or arrange in a specific position regarding off a chain reaction across global supply chains
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