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Chain reaction   /tʃeɪn riˈækʃən/   Listen
Chain reaction

noun
1.
A series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next.
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.





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