Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 13 compound words that contain reactors. The most common are listed below. Open reactors in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- nuclear reactorsplural of nuclear reactor: Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other …
- breeder reactorsplural of breeder reactor: A nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes.
- chemical reactorsplural of chemical reactor: Any vessel designed to hold the compounds involved in a chemical reaction; a reaction vessel
- fusion reactorsplural of fusion reactor: a thermonuclear reactor that relies on the controlled fusion of light elements into heavier elements, with the attendant release of huge amounts of energy. In practice, satisfactory results have not yet been …
- light water reactorsplural of light water reactor: A nuclear reactor which uses light water as a neutron moderator.
- pebble-bed reactorsplural of pebble-bed reactor: A form of nuclear reactor using spherical fuel elements which are individually processed and fed through the reactor.
- pressurized water reactorsplural of pressurized water reactor: A type of nuclear reactor which uses pressurized light water as a neutron moderator and coolant.
- atomic reactorsplural of atomic reactor: Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.
- fast reactorsplural of fast reactor: A nuclear reactor with no moderator, using fast neutrons directly in a controlled fission chain reaction without slowing them down, allowing for a much more compact reactor which uses fissile material much more …
- hot reactorsplural of hot reactor: A person whose blood pressure and heart rate increase abnormally in response to stress.
- fast-breeder reactorsplural of fast-breeder reactor: A nuclear plant which produces fissionable material from high-energy neutrons as a byproduct in excess of the amount it uses to operate.
- fast-neutron reactorsplural of fast-neutron reactor: A nuclear reactor with no moderator, using fast neutrons directly in a controlled fission chain reaction without slowing them down, allowing for a much more compact reactor which uses fissile material much …
- heavy-water reactorsplural of heavy-water reactor: A type of nuclear reactor which uses heavy water as a neutron moderator.
- saturable reactorsplural of saturable reactor: an iron-core inductor whose inductance may be changed by varying the permeability of the core; used to control large alternating currents such as in theatre light dimmers
Compound words 13
- bioreactorsplural of bioreactor: A vat or pressure vessel, containing microorganisms or biochemically active substances, used for biotechnological processes such as fermentation, waste recycling, or making drugs.
- attoreactorsplural of attoreactor: An attoscale reactor made by the junction of two nanofibres.
- georeactorsplural of georeactor: A geologically occurring slow fission reactor, especially in the Earth's past.
- hyperreactorsplural of hyperreactor: One who hyperreacts.
- microreactorsplural of microreactor: A very small-scale reactor
- minireactorsplural of minireactor: A small-scale reactor
- nanoreactorsplural of nanoreactor: A nanoscale reactor, especially one used to produce nanoparticles
- nonreactorsplural of nonreactor: Someone who cannot react; one who does not react.
- overreactorsplural of overreactor: One who overreacts.
- photoreactorsplural of photoreactor: Any vessel in which a photochemical reaction takes place