reactivity
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re·ac·tive
(rē-ăk′tĭv)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·ac′tive·ly adv.
re·ac′tive·ness, re′ac·tiv′i·ty n.
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Noun | 1. | reactivity - responsive to stimulation sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility - (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain" excitability, irritability - excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part |
2. | reactivity - ready susceptibility to chemical change susceptibility, susceptibleness - the state of being susceptible; easily affected |
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
re·ac·tiv·i·ty
n. reactividad, manifestación de una reacción.
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reactivity
n reactividad fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.