high reactivity

collocation in English

meaningsofhighandreactivity

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high
adjective
uk
/haɪ/us
/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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reactivity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌri.ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ˌri.ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
a measure of how much a substance reacts when it is mixed with ...
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The upper 25% of scores was chosen as the criterion forhighreactivityon the grounds of several prior observations.
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Or consider the possibility that individuals who are genetically loaded forhighreactivityprovoke more stress and conflict in their families.
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These robots must move in unknown environments where path planning needs to have ahighreactivity.
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Owing to itshighreactivityand acidity, it plays the pivotal role in initiating interstellar chemical reactions, something which also reduces its steady-state concentration.
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Consequently, the marginal utility of consumption is very responsive to an unexpected shock, leading to a toohighreactivityof the nominal interest rate.
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The lack of relation between potentiated startle and eitherhighreactivityor inhibition is puzzling.
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Highreactivityto limits predicted aggressive behavior only when mothers encouraged infant attention to the frustrating event, suggesting that maternal behavior amplifies developmental pathways associated with infant temperament.
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Conventional views of suchhighreactivitysuggest that it is an atavistic and pathogenic legacy of an evolutionary past in which threats to survival were more prevalent and severe.
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Child risk was characterized by a set of risky temperament attributes pertaining to high activity,highreactivity, and low attention span.
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The black solid has been studied only moderately, probably because of itshighreactivity.
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Itshighreactivitywould cause damage to cells.
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These quintuple bond-containing organometallic compounds do not seem to lend themselves for use as catalysts due to theirhighreactivity.
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The mode of action involves the compound being an extremely potent uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria and also havinghighreactivitywith thiols.
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The product is widely chosen as an adhesive resin due to itshighreactivity, good performance, and low price.
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Because of itshighreactivitytoward oxygen, it was once evaluated as rocket or jet fuel.
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