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Reaction vs Reactively - What's the difference?

reaction | reactively |

As a noun reaction

is .

As an adverb reactively is

in a reactive fashion.

reaction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event
    • The announcement of the verdict brought a violent reaction .
    You were in the courtroom. What is your reaction ?
    When I last tried to eat strawberries I had a terrible allergic reaction .
  • (chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition
    • In this reaction , the acid and base will neutralize each other, producing a salt.

    Related terms

    * chain reaction * mixed reactions * react * reactant * reaction time * reactor * reactional

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    * English words suffixed with -tion

    reactively

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a reactive fashion
    • The infant responds reactively to stimuli .
  • (chemistry) In relation to or by means of a reaction
    • The films were reactively bonded.

    Antonyms

    * (in a reactive fashion) proactively

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