reactive
See also: réactivé, réactive, and reactivé
English
Etymology
react + -ive
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æktɪv
Adjective
reactive (comparative more reactive, superlative most reactive)
- that reacts or responds to a stimulus
- (chemistry) that readily takes part in reactions
- francium is the most reactive of the alkali metals.
- (electronics) Characterized by induction or capacitance rather than resistance.
- Reacting to the past rather than anticipating the future, not predictive.
Antonyms
- proactive
Derived terms
Derived terms
- hyperreactive
- hyporeactive
- normoreactive
- reactive armour
- reactive arthritis
- reactive centre
- reactive depression
- reactive distillation
- reactive dye
- reactive homeostasis
- reactive hyperemia
- reactive hypoglycemia
- reactive intermediate
- reactive ion etching
- reactive load
- reactive lymphocyte
- reactive schizophrenia
- reactive search
Translations
(in chemistry) able to react
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Anagrams
- creative
Spanish
Verb
reactive
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of reactivar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of reactivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of reactivar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of reactivar.