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Webster 1913 Edition
Reactive
Re-act′ive
(rē̍-ăkt′ĭv)
, Adj.
[Cf. F.
réactif
.] Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction.
– Re-act′ive-ly
, adv.
Re-act′ive-ness
, Noun.
Definition 2024
reactive
reactive
English
Adjective
reactive (comparative more reactive, superlative most reactive)
- that reacts or responds to a stimulus
- (chemistry) that readily takes part in reactions
- francium is the most reactive of the alkali metals.
- (electronics) Characterized by induction or capacitance rather than resistance.
- Reacting to the past rather than anticipating the future, not predictive.
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Translations
(in chemistry) able to react
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Spanish
Verb
reactive
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of reactivar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of reactivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of reactivar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of reactivar.