reactor
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reactor/riˈaktə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 (also nuclear reactor) an apparatus or structure in which fissile material can be made to undergo a controlled, self-sustaining nuclear reaction with the consequent release of energy.
- 2 a container or apparatus in which substances are made to react chemically.
- 3 Medicine a person who reacts to a drug, antigen, etc.
- 4 Physics a coil or other component which provides reactance in a circuit.
'reactor' also found in these Oxford entries:
advanced gas-cooled reactor
- AGR
- boiling-water reactor
- breeder
- BWR
- China syndrome
- control rod
- converter reactor
- coolant
- core
- critical
- decommission
- fast breeder
- meltdown
- moderator
- nuclear power
- pressurized-water reactor
- PWR
- varactor
