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reaction | x |

As a noun reaction

is .

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

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

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -tion

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----