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Reaction
Reaction
n.
A
regular
or
characteristic
response
to a
stimulation
of
the
nerves
.
reaction
A
test
for
typhoid
fever
based
on
the
fact
that
blood
serum
of
one
affected
, in a
bouillon
culture
of
typhoid
bacilli
,
causes
the
bacilli
to
agglutinate
and
lose
their
motility
.
Reaction
n.
Any
action
in
resisting
other
action
or
force
;
counter
tendency
;
movement
in a
contrary
direction
;
reverse
action
.
Reaction
n.
The
mutual
or
reciprocal
action
of
chemical
agents
upon
each
other
, or
the
action
upon
such
chemical
agents
of
some
form
of
energy
, as
heat
,
light
, or
electricity
,
resulting
in a
chemical
change
in
one
or
more
of
these
agents
,
with
the
production
of
new
compounds
or
the
manifestation
of
distinctive
characters
.
See
Blowpipe
reaction
,
Flame
reaction
,
under
Blowpipe
,
and
Flame
.
Reaction
n.
An
action
induced
by
vital
resistance
to
some
other
action
;
depression
or
exhaustion
of
vital
force
consequent
on
overexertion
or
overstimulation
;
heightened
activity
and
overaction
succeeding
depression
or
shock
.
Reaction
n.
The
force
which
a
body
subjected
to
the
action
of a
force
from
another
body
exerts
upon
the
latter
body
in
the
opposite
direction
.
Reaction
n.
Backward
tendency
or
movement
after
revolution
,
reform
, or
great
progress
in
any
direction
.
Reactionaries
pl.
of
Reactionary
Reactionary
a.
Being
,
causing
, or
favoring
reaction
; as,
reactionary
movements
.
Reactionary
n.
One
who
favors
reaction
, or
seeks
to
undo
political
progress
or
revolution
.
Reactionist
n.
A
reactionary
.
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