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   chain reaction

   noun

   • 1. a chemical reaction or other process in which the products themselves promote or spread the reaction.
   • ▪ the self-sustaining fission reaction spread by neutrons which occurs in nuclear reactors and bombs.
   • ▪ a series of events, each caused by the previous one: "the wine provoked a chain reaction of memories"

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