chain-re·act
(chān′rē-ăkt′)intr.v. chain-re·act·ed, chain-re·act·ing, chain-re·acts
To undergo a chain reaction.
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chain-react
vb
(Chemistry) (intr) to undergo a chain reaction
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chain-react
Past participle: chain-reacted
Gerund: chain-reacting| Imperative |
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| chain-react |
| chain-react |
| Present |
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| I chain-react |
| you chain-react |
| he/she/it chain-reacts |
| we chain-react |
| you chain-react |
| they chain-react |
| Preterite |
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| I chain-reacted |
| you chain-reacted |
| he/she/it chain-reacted |
| we chain-reacted |
| you chain-reacted |
| they chain-reacted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am chain-reacting |
| you are chain-reacting |
| he/she/it is chain-reacting |
| we are chain-reacting |
| you are chain-reacting |
| they are chain-reacting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have chain-reacted |
| you have chain-reacted |
| he/she/it has chain-reacted |
| we have chain-reacted |
| you have chain-reacted |
| they have chain-reacted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was chain-reacting |
| you were chain-reacting |
| he/she/it was chain-reacting |
| we were chain-reacting |
| you were chain-reacting |
| they were chain-reacting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had chain-reacted |
| you had chain-reacted |
| he/she/it had chain-reacted |
| we had chain-reacted |
| you had chain-reacted |
| they had chain-reacted |
| Future |
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| I will chain-react |
| you will chain-react |
| he/she/it will chain-react |
| we will chain-react |
| you will chain-react |
| they will chain-react |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have chain-reacted |
| you will have chain-reacted |
| he/she/it will have chain-reacted |
| we will have chain-reacted |
| you will have chain-reacted |
| they will have chain-reacted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be chain-reacting |
| you will be chain-reacting |
| he/she/it will be chain-reacting |
| we will be chain-reacting |
| you will be chain-reacting |
| they will be chain-reacting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been chain-reacting |
| you have been chain-reacting |
| he/she/it has been chain-reacting |
| we have been chain-reacting |
| you have been chain-reacting |
| they have been chain-reacting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been chain-reacting |
| you will have been chain-reacting |
| he/she/it will have been chain-reacting |
| we will have been chain-reacting |
| you will have been chain-reacting |
| they will have been chain-reacting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been chain-reacting |
| you had been chain-reacting |
| he/she/it had been chain-reacting |
| we had been chain-reacting |
| you had been chain-reacting |
| they had been chain-reacting |
| Conditional |
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| I would chain-react |
| you would chain-react |
| he/she/it would chain-react |
| we would chain-react |
| you would chain-react |
| they would chain-react |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have chain-reacted |
| you would have chain-reacted |
| he/she/it would have chain-reacted |
| we would have chain-reacted |
| you would have chain-reacted |
| they would have chain-reacted |
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