What does "react" mean?
React: To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state.
Additional senses
- 2.To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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