单词 | runaway reaction |
释义 | > as lemmasrunaway reaction runaway reaction n. (a) a disorder found in troubled adolescents who perceive running away to be a solution to difficulties in the home, at school, etc.; (b) a chemical or nuclear reaction that is accelerated by the products of the reaction or its effects (such as a rise in temperature), so that it becomes uncontrollable and continues until there are no reactants left. ΚΠ 1930 G. E. Partridge in Q. Bull. Psychiatric Clinic Maryland Training School for Boys Aug. (title) The Runaway Reaction. 1940 U.S. Patent 2,194,363 2/1 Effective stirring or shaking of the charge also tends to dissipate the heat of reaction more uniformly so that danger of a runaway reaction, leading..to an explosive production of carbonate..can be entirely avoided. 1971 Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry Aug. 169/2 While the definition of the ‘runaway reaction’ is a symptomatic one in terms of repeatedly running away from home overnight, the common etiology can be explained as an attempt to escape from a rejecting or disturbing home situation by running away. 1978 Ecol. Bull. 27 67 The accident was due to a run-away reaction in a reactor in which trichlorophenol was being prepared from tetrachorobenzene. 1987 P. M. Sullican & J. M. Scanlan in J. Gabarino et al. Special Children, Special Risks vii. 134 Youngsters with elevated externalizing scores exhibited poor peer relationships, seductive behavior and/or promiscuity, runaway reactions, substance abuse, and/or abuse of others. 2009 G. Centi & S. Perathoner in F. Cavani et al. Sustainable Industr. Chem. i. 49 The hazard of concern is a runaway reaction causing high temperature and pressure and potential reactor rupture. < as lemmas |
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