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Reactor

noun

An electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit.

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

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atomic reactor

boiling water reactor

pressurized water reactor

thermal reactor

thermonuclear reactor

water-cooled reactor

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