reactor

Plural: reactors

Noun

• an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
• (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
• A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence.
• A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions.
• A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.
• A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.
• An electrical component with reactance
• pl. -S one that reacts

Synonyms

nuclear reactor, atomic reactor, reacter