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Definitions: Reactivity |
ReactivityNoun1. Responsive to stimulation. 2. Ready susceptibility to chemical change. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Energy | A term expressing the departure of a reactor system from criticality. A positive reactivity addition indicates a move toward supercriticality (power increase). A negative reactivity addition indicates a move toward subcriticality (power decrease). (references) |
Medicine | 2)of any medium, the intrinsic power of reaction. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. A measure of ease of ignition and response to the controls varying the rate of burning. It is used particularly in connection with fuels for transport gas producers and low volatile fuels used for open fires b. An assessment of the speed of reaction of a coal with oxygen underspecified conditions. (references) |
Nuclear Energy & Physics | Parameter, (mathematical formula, see IEV), giving the deviation from criticality of a nuclear chain reacting medium which is such that positive values correspond to a supercritical state and negative values to a subcritical state. Quantitatively(mathematical formula, see IEV), where(mathematical formula, see IEV)is the effective multiplication factor. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: ReactivitySynonym: responsiveness (n). (additional references) |
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Health | Kalish RA, Leong JM, Steere AC. Association of treatment-resistant chronic Lyme arthritis with HLA-DR4 and antibody reactivity to OspA and OspB of Borrelia burgdorferi. (references) | |
Magnarelli, L.A., Ijdo, J.W., Dumler, J.S., Heimer, R., & Fikrig, E. (1998). Reactivity of human sera to different strains of granulocytic ehrlichiae in immunodiagnostic assays. (references) | ||
Body mass studies of the infected rodents show that there is a direct correlation between weight and antibody reactivity, indicating that the virus is transmitted horizontally among rodents. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Reactivity" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Reactivity" is used about 101 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 101 | 32,488 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "reactivity": Optimized Supply Chain and Reactivity ♦ reactivity worth. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "reactivity": cross-reactivity, hyper-reactivity, non-reactivity. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
reactivity | 10 |
reactivity series | 8 |
chemical reactivity | 4 |
chemistry chemical reactivity | 4 |
metal reactivity | 3 |
cross reactivity | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "reactivity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | reaktivitet. (various references) | |
Arabic | التفاعلية, الرجعية (reaction). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | реактивност. (various references) | |
Chinese | 反"性. (various references) | |
Czech | pùsobivost. (various references) | |
Danish | reaktivitet. (various references) | |
Dutch | reactiviteit. (various references) | |
Finnish | reaktiivisuus. (various references) | |
French | réactivité (receptiveness, responsiveness). (various references) | |
German | Reaktionsfähigkeit. (various references) | |
Greek | αντιδραστικότητα, δραστικότητα (activity, potency). (various references) | |
Hungarian | reakcióképesség, reaktivitás. (various references) | |
Italian | reattivit (receptiveness, responsiveness). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 反応性 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | は"のうせい. (various references) | |
Korean | 반응성. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eactivityray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | reactividade (receptiveness, responsiveness). (various references) | |
Russian | реактивность (reactance). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | reaktivnost, protivdejstvo. (various references) | |
Spanish | reactividad (receptiveness, responsiveness). (various references) | |
Swedish | reaktivitet. (various references) | |
Ukranian | реактивність (reactance). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "reactivity": hyperreactivity, immunoreactivity. (additional references) | |
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"Reactivity" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ergativity, hecticity, reactivart, reactolite. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "reactivity" (pronounced rē'a'kti"vutē) |
| 7 | -k t i" v u t ē | activity, conductivity, connectivity, hyperactivity, inactivity, objectivity, productivity, radioactivity, retroactivity, selectivity, subjectivity, superconductivity. |
| 6 | -t i" v u t ē | captivity, creativity, festivity, insensitivity, nativity, negativity, oversensitivity, receptivity, relativity, sensitivity. |
| 5 | -i" v u t ē | aggressivity, exclusivity, expressivity, passivity, proclivity, progressivity, reflexivity. |
| 4 | -v u t ē | brevity, cavity, depravity, gravity, hypersensitivity, levity, longevity, velvety. |
| 3 | -u t ē | ability, abnormality, absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, accountability, acidity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, adversity, advisability, affinity, affordability, agility, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amiability, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, availability, banality, barbarity, believability, bestiality, biodiversity, bisexuality, brutality, calamity, capability, capacity, causality, celebrity, centrality, charity, chastity, civility, clarity, collegiality, commodity, commonality, community, comparability, compatibility, complexity, complicity, comprehensibility, conditionality, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, curiosity, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, density, dependability, deputy, desirability, dexterity, dignity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, docility, domesticity, duality, ductility, duplicity, durability, eccentricity, elasticity, electability, electricity, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, eventuality, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, falsity, familiarity, fatality, feasibility, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, fertility, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, fraternity, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, generosity, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, hilarity, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humanity, humidity, humility, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immaturity, immobility, immorality, immortality, immunity, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inability, inaccessibility, incapacity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indemnity, indestructibility, indignity, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, inferiority, infertility, infidelity, infinity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, instability, instrumentality, insularity, integrity, intensity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irregularity, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, laxity, legality, legibility, lethality, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, majority, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, masculinity, materiality, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, mentality, minority, miscibility, mobility, modality, modernity, monstrosity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, multiplicity, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, necessity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, obesity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, originality, overcapacity, palatability, parity, partiality, particularity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, permeability, perpetuity, perplexity, personality, perversity, piety, plausibility, plurality, polarity, polity, pomposity, popularity, portability, possibility, posterity, practicality, predictability, principality, priority, probability, probity, profanity, profitability, promiscuity, propensity, proportionality, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, punctuality, purity, quality, quantity, rapidity, rarity, rationality, readability, reality, reciprocity, regularity, reliability, religiosity, respectability, responsibility, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, seasonality, security, senility, seniority, sensibility, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, serenity, severity, sexuality, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, speciality, specificity, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, suitability, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, temerity, tenacity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, toxicity, tranquility, transferability, Trinity, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, universality, university, unpopularity, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, vanity, variability, variety, varsity, velocity, venality, veracity, Verity, versatility, viability, vicinity, virginity, virility, virtuosity, viscosity, visibility, vitality, volatility, voracity, vulgarity, vulnerability. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: creativity. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-i-r-t-t-v-y" | |
-2 letters: activity, tractive, veracity. | |
-3 letters: cattery, cattier, cavetti, citrate, variety, vitiate. | |
-4 letters: active, attire, cattie, cavity, iatric, ratite, treaty, trivet, trivia, verity, viatic, vitric, vittae, yatter, yttria, yttric. | |
-5 letters: aiver, areic, attic, avert, caret, carte, carve, cater, catty, caver, cavie, ceria, citer, civet, civie, crate, crave, erica, evict, icier, irate, ratty, react, recta, recti, retia, rivet, tacet, tacit, tarty, tater, teary, tecta, terai, tetra, titer, titre, trace, tract, trait, trave, treat, triac, trice, trite, vatic, vicar, vitae, vitta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-i-r-t-t-v-y" | |
+1 letter: verticality. | |
+2 letters: overactivity, refractivity. | |
+3 letters: hyperactivity, interactively, noncreativity, retroactivity, superactivity, underactivity. | |
+5 letters: hyperactivities, hyperreactivity. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 61 63 74 69 76 69 74 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . .- -.-. - .. ...- .. - -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01100001 01100011 01110100 01101001 01110110 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e a c t i v i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0061 0063 0074 0069 0076 0069 0074 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)52716769867588758691 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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