NOUN
- a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
- a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others
How To Use chain reaction In A Sentence
- Details of the polymerase chain reaction are given in a previous publication.
- At about 2. 50pm on Wednesday, a light truck lost control on the slippery Hume Freeway between Arkells Lane and the Wandong exit, setting off a chain reaction when the car behind it slammed on the brakes, which in turn caused the car behind that to aquaplane straight into the car in front. Star News Group
- Presence of oncogenic HPV types 16 and 18 DNA was done by polymerase chain reaction.
- The powder immediately ignited and set off a chain reaction of explosions.
- Second, small partially digested food proteins, called peptides, from gluten and casein can act to disturb the normal neurotransmitter function in the brain, and third, they can act as “excitotoxins,” increasing glutamate an excitatory neurotransmitter and creating a chain reaction that overexcites, injures, inflames and ultimately kills brain cells. The UltraMind Solution
- This short call sets off a chain reaction of events.
- A sudden drop on Wall Street can set off a chain reaction in other financial markets.
- However, a nasopharyngeal aspirate is the best specimen for detecting influenza viruses, and polymerase chain reaction is more sensitive than tissue culture when serology is the reference standard.
- Metaphor: e.g. chain reaction 3.
- The result might be a chain reaction: a self-sustaining release of nuclear energy.
