Synonyms for reactor
riˈæk tərre·ac·tor

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1. reactornoun

   an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit

   Synonyms:
   nuclear reactor

2. nuclear reactor, reactornoun

   (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements

   Synonyms:
   nuclear reactor

Matched Categories

1. • Apparatus
   • Electrical Device
   • Physics

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1. List of paraphrases for "reactor":

   reactors

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1. James Clapper:

   We assess that North Korea has followed through on its announcement by expanding its Yongbyon enrichment facility and restarting the plutonium production reactor, we further assess that North Korea has been operating the reactor long enough so that it could begin to recover plutonium from the reactor’s spent fuel within a matter of weeks to months.

2. Elon Musk:

   We have this handy fusion reactor in the sky called the sun. You don't have to do anything, it just works. Shows up everyday and produces ridiculous amounts of power.

3. Van Den Bosch:

   We add wood to a reactor and then we also need a catalyst, which is a specific material that will do the chemical reactions in the wood so it will selectively depolymerize our lignin material into chemicals; and then last but not least we also need solvent to extract the lignin out of the solid material and there we can use water for or also various kinds of bio-derived alcohols.

4. Neil Sheehan:

   They're cooling down the reactor, and we'll have to investigate the cause of the fire.

5. Sergei Kirienko:

   Perhaps, it is better to begin with a research reactor and a research centre in Cambodia, all emerging economies are now facing a key issue: for a normal development they need a reliable, cheap and guaranteed source of energy.