reactor

Definition of Reactor in English :

1. reactor

an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit

(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reactor

noun

1. chemistry

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. medicine

a person sensitive to a particular drug or agent

noun

1.

a person or thing that reacts or undergoes a reaction

2.

nuclear reactor

3. Electricity

a device, as a coil or capacitor, inserted in a circuit to introduce reactance

4. Medicine

a person or animal having a positive reaction to a particular foreign substance

n.

1. One that reacts to a stimulus.

2. Electronics A circuit element, such as a coil, used to introduce reactance.

3.

a. A chemical reactor.

b. A nuclear reactor.