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chain reaction

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1. n. a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next Source: wordnet
2. n. a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others Source: wordnet

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