kettingreactie

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of ketting +‎ reactie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.tɪŋ.reːˌɑk.si/
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  • Hyphenation: ket‧ting‧re‧ac‧tie

Noun

kettingreactie f (plural kettingreacties)

  1. (physics, chemistry) a chain reaction, a nuclear or chemical reaction
  2. (figurative) a chain reaction, a series of causally interconnected events