Chain-reaction Synonyms

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domino-effect
(Politics, historical) The theory that, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, and additional South Asian countries.
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chain of circumstances
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chemical-reaction
(Chemistry) A process, involving the breaking or making of interatomic bonds, in which one or more substances are changed into others.
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concatenation of events
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powder train
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ripples in a pond
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vicious-circle
(Logic) A fallacy in reasoning in which the premise is used to prove the conclusion, and the conclusion used to prove the premise.
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causal nexus
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fission
To undergo or cause to undergo nuclear fission
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kinetic theory
A fundamental theory of matter that explains physical properties in terms of the motion of atoms and molecules. In kinetic theory, properties such as pressure and temperature are viewed as statistical properties of the overall behavior of large numbers of particles. For example, the pressure exerted by a gas on an object is the net result of the numerous collisions of the gas molecules against the object.
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Find another word for chain-reaction. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for chain-reaction, like: domino-effect, , chain of circumstances, chemical-reaction, concatenation of events, powder train, ripples in a pond, vicious-circle, fission, causal nexus and kinetic theory.
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Chain-reaction Sentence Examples

  • This triggers a chain reaction in the cancer cells, which can result in them commiting suicide.

  • Suddenly the economy went into a drastic free-fall, with one event causing a chain reaction to the next.

  • When they saw the chain reaction of helping others out, they realized that kindness is contagious.

  • We also have interests in developing alternative DNA amplification methods - for example, the ligase chain reaction.

  • I will not cackle and threaten to start an unstoppable chain reaction that will split the earth in two.

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