adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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highly
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The ones of interest here are a highly reactive chemical species called free oxygen radicals.
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Another type of aggressive child, for example, is highly reactive to sensations.
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Those used range from mild organic acids such as citric acid to phosphoric acid highly reactive sulphuric and hydrochloric acids.
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Oxygen is a highly reactive gas, combining with many elements in a fierce explosive union we call fire or burning.
■ NOUN
oxygen
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Chemiluminescence is a reliable means of estimating reactive oxygen species in biological media.
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Increased reactive oxygen species values in the inflamed colonic mucosa in rats were seen by chemiluminescence.
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An outline of reactive oxygen metabolite chemistry in biological tissues is given in the Figure.
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These three reactive oxygen species are believed to be responsible for tissue injury.
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Chemiluminescence is a simple, sensitive, and reproducible technique that can be used to estimate reactive oxygen species in biological media.
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Using chemiluminescence produced by cells and extracts, several investigators have showed the role of reactive oxygen species in different disorders.
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In contrast, reports on the use of this technique for tissue reactive oxygen species are very limited.
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One potential source for the increased values of reactive oxygen species in inflammatory bowel disease is the neutrophil.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Many businesses follow a reactive strategy rather than initiating new products.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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That is, I have been primarily a reactive person.
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The reactive approach is virtually always ultimately more costly than the preventive approach.
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The strength of our process is not in reactive governance.
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They are by nature reactive rather than pro-active.
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They see themselves as having both reactive and proactive roles.
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We must be reactive rather than proactive, because becoming motivated and taking initiatives involves gaining power.