Hypernyms for "reaction"
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addition reaction
aldol reaction
answer
automatism
backlash
chain reaction
chemical decomposition reaction
chemical equilibrium
decomposition
decomposition reaction
displacement
displacement reaction
double decomposition
double decomposition reaction
double take
electrical skin response
electrodermal response
elimination reaction
endothermic reaction
equilibrium
exothermic reaction
Fere phenomenon
galvanic skin response
GSR
hydrolysis
immune reaction
immune response
immunologic response
inborn reflex
innate reflex
instinctive reflex
kinesis
learned reaction
learned response
metathesis
neutralisation
neutralisation reaction
neutralization
neutralization reaction
overreaction
oxidation
oxidation-reduction
oxidisation
oxidization
oxidoreduction
passage
passing
photochemical reaction
physiological reaction
psychogalvanic response
rebound
redox
reducing
reduction
reflex
reflex action
reflex response
saponification
Tarchanoff phenomenon
taxis
transfusion reaction
tropism
unconditioned reflex
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.