reactor

n.

1. One that reacts to a stimulus.
2. Electronics. A circuit element, such as a coil, used to introduce reactance.
3. Physics. A nuclear reactor.

An animal that reacts positively to a particular test.

• false positive r. — an animal that does not have the subject disease but reacts positively to a test for it.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit

Meaning #2: (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
  Synonym: nuclear reactor

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - reaktor, person/ting, der udviser reaktion

Nederlands (Dutch)
reactor

Français (French)
n. - réacteur, (Élec) bobine de réactance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Reaktor, Reaktionsapparat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυσ.) αντιδραστήρας

Italiano (Italian)
reattore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - reator (m) (Fís.) (Nucl.)

Русский (Russian)
реактор

Español (Spanish)
n. - reactor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - reaktor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
起反应的人, 原子炉, 反应装置, 核反应堆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 起反應的人, 原子爐, 反應裝置, 核反應爐

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 원자로, 반응하는 사람, 화학 반응기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反応を示す人, 反応者, 反応器, 反応炉

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) راد الفعل, متفاعل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כור אטומי, ריאקטור, תגובן, מגיב‬

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