transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
Date: circa 1902
1.
a. : a series of events so related to each other that each one initiates the next
b. : a number of events triggered by the same initial event
2. : a self-sustaining chemical or nuclear reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind
• chain-re·act ˈchān-rē-ˈakt intransitive verb