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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀντίδρασις (antídrasis). By surface analysis, αντί- (antí-, “counter”) + δράση (drási, “action”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈdiðɾasi/
- Hyphenation: α‧ντί‧δρα‧ση
Noun
αντίδραση • (antídrasi) f (plural αντιδράσεις)
- reaction, response
- (medicine, physics, psychology) reaction (response to action or stimulus)
- (chemistry) reaction (between materials)
Declension
- αντίδραση f (antídrasi, “reaction, counteraction”)
- αντιδραστήρας m (antidrastíras, “reactor”)
- αντιδραστικός (antidrastikós, “reactive, reactionary”, adjective)
- αντιδρώ (antidró, “to react, to respond, to oppose”)
- αντιραστήριο n (antirastírio, “test, reagent”)
- δράση f (drási, “action”)
- πυρηνικός αντιδραστήρας m (pyrinikós antidrastíras, “nuclear reactor”)