Chain reaction
WordNet
noun
(1) A series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
(2) A self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others
WiktionaryText
Noun
chain reaction
- A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
- The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction.
- A series of events, each one causing the next.
- The bombs all exploded in a chain reaction.