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reactive |
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)
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