Reactor (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
  2. a device whose primary purpose is to introduce reactance into a circuit.
  3. a patient or animal that reacts positively towards a foreign material.
  4. nuclear reactor.
  5. (especially in industry) a large container, as a vat, for processes in which the substances involved undergo a chemical reaction.
noun
  1. a substance, such as a reagent, that undergoes a reaction
  2. short for nuclear reactor
  3. a vessel, esp one in industrial use, in which a chemical reaction takes place
  4. a coil of low resistance and high inductance that introduces reactance into a circuit
  5. a person sensitive to a particular drug or agent
Reactor (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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