Reaction

German Meaning

Reaktion

Verhalten

Wirkung

Gegenwirkung

Umschwung

Gegenschlag

Rückgang

English Meaning

  1. A response to a stimulus.
  2. The state resulting from such a response.
  3. A reverse or opposing action.
  4. A tendency to revert to a former state.
  5. Opposition to progress or liberalism; extreme conservatism.
  6. Chemistry A change or transformation in which a substance decomposes, combines with other substances, or interchanges constituents with other substances.
  7. Physics A nuclear reaction.
  8. Physics An equal and opposite force exerted by a body against a force acting upon it.
  9. The response of cells or tissues to an antigen, as in a test for immunization.