reactor
reac·tor
noun
1.
an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
2.
(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
Origin
From react + -or.
Phrases
- atomic reactor
- breeder reactor
- chemical reactor
- fast reactor
- fast-breeder reactor
- fast-neutron reactor
- fusion reactor
- heavy-water reactor
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