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Chain reaction
A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
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noun
- 1
A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
"The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction."
- 2
A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.
"The bombs all exploded in a chain reaction."
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