a substance, such as a reagent, that undergoes a reaction
2. short for nuclear reactor
3.
a vessel, esp one in industrial use, in which a chemical reaction takes place
4.
a coil of low resistance and high inductance that introduces reactance into a circuit
5. medicine
a person sensitive to a particular drug or agent
reactor in American English
(riˈæktər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes a reaction
2.
nuclear reactor
3. Electricity
a device, as a coil or capacitor, inserted in a circuit to introduce reactance
4. Medicine
a person or animal having a positive reaction to a particular foreign substance
reactor in Chemical Engineering
(riæktər)
Word forms: (regular plural) reactors
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Reactors and separators)
A reactor is a vessel or stage which makes two or more substances react chemically with each other.
An inert gas is required to prevent a potential explosive reaction between the ammoniaand hydrogen produced in the reactor.
A tubular reactor is a tube in which the reaction progresses as the reactants move down the conduit.
A reactor is a vessel or stage which makes two or more substances react chemically with eachother.
The following are all types of reactor:bubble columnbioreactorloop reactormoving bed reactornoncatalytic reactorslurry reactortruckle bed reactor
Examples of 'reactor' in a sentence
reactor
Britain is thus committed to a reactor design that has yet to produce power anywhere in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
About 20 of the irregularities involved components intended to be used in the new reactor in Flamanville.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The factory made a reactor vessel head of the same kind for Hinkley Point.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are also concerns about weak spots in the steel reactor pressure vessel at Flamanville - a key piece of equipment which houses the reactor.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They hope to use the reactors as a showcase for their nuclear technology.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The nuclear reactor that powers the boat is in sleep mode.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Industry experts think it will build two reactors at each site.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They hope it will bring down the heat in reactors one and two today.
The Sun (2011)
Thick containment shields cover the best designed nuclear reactors.
Christianity Today (2000)
There are other ways of building nuclear reactors.
Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)
The steam increases pressure within the reactor vessel.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The sites could host up to three new nuclear reactors each.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Small reactors have been used for decades in universities and hospitals for research.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Near one of the reactors the surrounding area has subsided by more than a yard.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Politicians spent years on the proposal for a new reactor.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Low enrichment is used to fuel reactors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It also oversees the safety case for new reactors.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is the first nuclear power reactor to be built anywhere in Europe for ten years.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It will hold all the waste needed over the planned 50-year lifetime of the first two reactors.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The reactor was designed with a built-in danger.
Fisher, David E. Fire and Ice - the Greenhouse Effect, Ozone Depletion, and Nuclear Winter (1990)
This would mean bringing down the temperature within the reactor's pressure vessels.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The back section is fitted with the nuclear reactor, which powers the submarine.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If this increases too much, rupture of the reactor vessel is possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We only have one nuclear reactor in the Netherlands so there would be big advantages to a shared solution.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The launch could be postponed if there are delays in government safety assessment of the reactor designs, he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The government of Ontario was recently quoted almost 14 billion for two reactors.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The new submarine has been fitted with a nuclear reactor whose fuel will last throughout the boat's service with the Navy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There has been some progress: planning laws were changed in 2010 to streamline the process of getting approval to build new reactors.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
reactor
British English: reactor /rɪˈæktə/ NOUN
A reactor is a device which produces nuclear energy.
American English: reactor
Arabic: مُفَاعِل
Brazilian Portuguese: reator
Chinese: 反应堆
Croatian: reaktor
Czech: reaktor
Danish: reaktor
Dutch: kernreactor
European Spanish: reactor
Finnish: reaktori
French: réacteur
German: Reaktor
Greek: αντιδραστήρας
Italian: reattore
Japanese: 原子炉
Korean: 원자로
Norwegian: reaktor
Polish: reaktor
European Portuguese: reator
Romanian: reactor
Russian: реактор
Latin American Spanish: reactor
Swedish: reaktor
Thai: เครื่องปฏิกรณ์นิวเคลียร์
Turkish: reaktör
Ukrainian: реактор
Vietnamese: lò phản ứng
All related terms of 'reactor'
fast reactor
a nuclear reactor using little or no moderator , fission being caused by fast neutrons
loop reactor
A loop reactor is a reactor in which the material is pumped round one or more vessels or stages in a continuous process.
atomic reactor
a device in which a nuclear reaction is maintained and controlled for the production of nuclear energy
breeder reactor
a type of nuclear reactor that produces more fissionable material than it consumes
fission reactor
a nuclear reactor in which a fission reaction takes place
fusion reactor
a nuclear reactor in which a thermonuclear fusion reaction takes place
magnox reactor
a nuclear reactor using carbon dioxide as the coolant , graphite as the moderator , and uranium cased in magnox as the fuel
nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor is a machine which is used to produce nuclear energy or the place where this machine and other related machinery and equipment is kept .
slurry reactor
A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
thermal reactor
a nuclear reactor in which most of the fission is caused by thermal neutrons
converter reactor
a nuclear reactor for converting one fuel into another, esp one that transforms fertile material into fissionable material
gas-cooled reactor
a nuclear reactor using a gas as the coolant . In the Mark I type the coolant is carbon dioxide , the moderator is graphite , and the fuel is uranium cased in magnox
moving bed reactor
A moving bed reactor is a reactor in which a layer of catalyst in the form of granules is moved between a reaction area and a regeneration area.
noncatalytic reactor
A noncatalytic reactor is a reactor in which no catalyst is used.
reactor temperature
The reactor temperature is the temperature at various stages in a reactor in an FCC unit .
boiling-water reactor
a nuclear reactor using water as coolant and moderator , steam being produced in the reactor itself: enriched uranium oxide cased in zirconium is the fuel
fast-breeder reactor
A fast-breeder reactor or a fast-breeder is a kind of nuclear reactor that produces more plutonium than it uses.
heavy-water reactor
a nuclear reactor that uses heavy water as moderator
trickle bed reactor
A trickle bed reactor is a reactor in which gravity makes a gas and a liquid flow through a bed of catalyst .
pressurized-water reactor
a nuclear reactor using water as coolant and moderator at a pressure that is too high to allow boiling to take place inside the reactor. The fuel is enriched uranium oxide cased in zirconium
advanced gas-cooled reactor
a nuclear reactor using carbon dioxide as the coolant , graphite as the moderator , and ceramic uranium dioxide cased in stainless steel as the fuel
steam-generating heavy-water reactor
a nuclear reactor using heavy water as the moderator , light water (H 2 O) as the coolant , and uranium oxide cased in zirconium alloy as the fuel