reactor

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 7.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence.
2. noun A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions.
3. noun A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.
4. noun A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.
5. noun An electrical component with reactance

Similar words

nuclear reactor nmc nuclear nuke generator arc heater blast furnace stove

Often followed by

is and in was core at to with design

Word family

react reacted reacting reaction reactionaries reactionary reactions reactivate reactivation reactive