reaction

• "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"

Synonyms

• chemical reaction(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

• "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"

• "a bad reaction to the medicine"
• "his responses have slowed with age"

Synonyms

• responsea result; a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; the manner in which something is greeted; a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister ; the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

• "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

• "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"
• "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"

• "the forces of reaction carried the election"

• "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"