Meaning

4 senses
  1. That reacts or responds to a stimulus.

    reacting to a stimulus

  2. That readily takes part in reactions.

    francium is the most reactive of the alkali metals.

    реактивныйreaktivnyj

    реактивнийreaktyvnyj

    participating readily in reactions

  3. Characterized by induction or capacitance rather than resistance.

  4. Reacting to the past rather than anticipating the future, not predictive.

Examples

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  1. Are humans good at reactive aggression?

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  2. We'd much rather be proactive than reactive.

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  3. Retroactive jealousy is more toxic than reactive jealousy.

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  4. Mary's realisation that she was gay plunged her into a reactive depression.

    ruОсознание собственной гомосексуальности погрузило Мэри в депрессию.

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  5. This is an ideal application for argon gas, whose inertness gives it a huge safety advantage over more reactive gases.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
(in chemistry) able to react:
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By meaning 1
(in chemistry) able to react:
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