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Definition of reactor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reactor

noun
 
/riˈæktə(r)/
 
/riˈæktər/
(also nuclear reactor)
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  1. a large structure used to produce nuclear energy
    • plans to build a new reactor at the nuclear power plant
    Topics The environmentc1, Physics and chemistryc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • nuclear
    • nuclear-power
    • breeder
    • …
    verb + reactor
    • build
    • operate
    • run
    • …
    reactor + verb
    • operate
    • run
    reactor + noun
    • building
    • site
    • design
    • …
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