| bridle |
to react with anger; take offense. [1/5 definitions] |
| cysteine |
a sulfur-containing, semi-essential amino acid occurring in proteins. One cysteine within a protein can react with another to form a disulfide bond. |
| desensitize |
to cause to react with less intensity, as to light or other stimuli. [1/2 definitions] |
| fluorescent |
able to react to external radiation by emitting electromagnetic radiation, usu. in the form of visible light. |
| greet |
to react to or meet in a particular way. [1/3 definitions] |
| hit the panic button |
(slang) to react frantically to a crisis. |
| meson |
any of a group of elementary particles that react strongly with other particles, and that have a mass between that of the electron and that of the proton. |
| monovalent |
in immunology, containing or producing antibodies that react to a single antigen. [1/2 definitions] |
| numb |
not able to react or function normally, as when in a state of shock. [1/3 definitions] |
| overreact |
to respond or react too strongly. |
| press the panic button |
(slang) to react frantically to a crisis. |
| push the panic button |
(slang) to react frantically to a crisis. |
| quick on the trigger |
(informal) quick to act or react, sometimes prematurely. |
| reactive |
characterized by reaction or response to a stimulus; tending to react. |
| receive |
to greet or react to in a particular manner. [1/10 definitions] |
| recriminate |
to react to an accusation with a countercharge. [1/2 definitions] |
| reply |
to respond or react in some fashion. [1/6 definitions] |
| respond |
to react, esp. favorably. [1/3 definitions] |
| saturnine |
slow to react or change emotionally. [1/4 definitions] |
| sluggish |
not working at full capacity; slow to react when stimulated. [1/3 definitions] |
| start |
to move or react suddenly or by reflex. [1/15 definitions] |