Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
968,319,050 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

reactive

   Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.
re·ac·tive  (r-ktv)
adj.
1. Tending to be responsive or to react to a stimulus.
2. Characterized by reaction.
3. Chemistry & Physics Tending to participate readily in reactions.

re·active·ly adv.
re·active·ness, reac·tivi·ty n.

reactive
Adjective
1. readily taking part in chemical reactions: ozone is a highly reactive form of oxygen gas
2. of or having a reactance
3. responsive to stimulus
reactively adv
reactivity n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.reactive - participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive"
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
unreactive - (chemistry) not reacting chemically
2.reactive - reacting to a stimulus; "the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons"
sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.