Grep of noun reactive
c-reactive protein
reactive depression
reactive schizophrenia
Overview of adj reactive
The adj reactive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. reactive -- ((chemistry and physics) participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive")
2. reactive -- (tending to react to a stimulus; "the skin of the geriatric is less reactive than that of younger persons"- Louis Tuft)
Antonyms of adj reactive
2 senses of reactive
Sense 1
reactive (vs. unreactive)
unreactive (vs. reactive)
=> inactive
=> inert, indifferent, neutral
=> stable
=> noble
Sense 2
reactive
INDIRECT (VIA sensitive) -> insensitive
Similarity of adj reactive
2 senses of reactive
Sense 1
reactive (vs. unreactive)
=> activated, excited
=> unstable
=> oxidizable
Sense 2
reactive
=> sensitive (vs. insensitive)
Attributes of adj reactive
Familiarity of adj reactive
reactive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj reactive
reactive
unreactive
Overview of adj reactive
The adj reactive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. reactive -- ((chemistry and physics) participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive")
2. reactive -- (tending to react to a stimulus; "the skin of the geriatric is less reactive than that of younger persons"- Louis Tuft)
reactive definition
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